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Students are betting on their phones during class. What can be done about gambling addiction?

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By Oliver Morrison Verified
| Lehigh Valley Live Verified
Many therapists help gambling patients take responsibility for the effects of their addiction, but some experts say an approach that focuses exclusively on personal responsibility is insufficient for the extent of the problem Pennsylvania is now facing. Linda Moya, a professor at Carnegie Mellon who studies the neuroscience of decision making, said at a recent event about gambling addiction that addicts have lost a crucial part of their executive function.
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‘I’m not going to be alive tomorrow’: Is gambling addiction Pa.’s next public health crisis?

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By Oliver Morrison Verified
| Lehigh Valley Live Verified
When Samir came home in April, he asked his parents for $100,000 to pay off his gambling debts. “People are after me. You don’t know. I’m in deep (expletive),” his mother, Tara, said he told her. “I’m not gonna be alive tomorrow. Either they’re gonna kill me or I’m gonna jump off the balcony.” This was the fourth time Samir had asked his parents for money. They had said yes before, giving him more than $60,000 the past few years to pay his bills, pay off his credit cards and cover his rent.
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Students are betting on their phones during class. What can be done about gambling addiction?

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By Oliver Morrison Verified
| Penn Live Patriot-News Verified
Many therapists help gambling patients take responsibility for the effects of their addiction, but some experts say an approach that focuses exclusively on personal responsibility is insufficient for the extent of the problem Pennsylvania is now facing. Linda Moya, a professor at Carnegie Mellon who studies the neuroscience of decision making, said at a recent event about gambling addiction that addicts have lost a crucial part of their executive function.
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