The Free Drink
Subtitle: The Gambling Addiction Epidemic
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
Published: November 13, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780741442758
Subjects: Health, Mind & Body / Addiction & Recovery; Substance Abuse & Addictions - General; Self-Help; Recovery
Description: The rapid growth of the worldwide gambling industry has given birth to millions of addicted compulsive or pathological gamblers.  Gambling addiction is an insidious psychological addiction of the mind and has and is continuing to destroy the minds and lives of those gamblers who are caught up with this disease.  Gambling addiction has become a worldwide epidemic and is  growing at a steadily increasing fast rate.
Table of contents: title: INTRODUCTION; title: THE GAMBLING INDUSTRY; title: THE GAMBLING GAME; title: GAMBLING ENVIRONMENT; title: FANTASY GAMBLING GAMES; title: MORE THAN JUST FUN; title: MIND ADDICTION; title: SECRETIVE ADDICTION; title: PROBLEM GAMBLING; title: COMPULSIVE GAMBLING; title: MENTAL CONDITIONING; title: ESCAPISM; title: THE LOST FOREST; title: MAGICAL THINKING; title: FANTASY WORLD; title: VALUE OF MONEY; title: CHASING YOUR LOSSES; title: OBSESSION AND POSSESSION; title: PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; title: SELF-DEFEATING BEHAVIOR; title: LIFE'S CONSEQUENCES; title: RUDE AWAKENING; title: HITTING BOTTOM; title: RECOVERY; title: MY PERSONAL STORY; title: THE NEED FOR GREED; title: CONCLUSION