20 questions to determine addiction
Hooked on Gambling: Third in a three-part series
Denise Jewell
CNHI News Service
-- Did you ever gamble longer than planned?
-- Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
-- Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
-- Did gambling cause you to have difficulty sleeping?
-- Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
-- Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
-- Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
Denise Jewell is a CNHI News Service Elite Reporting Program fellow. She writes for the Niagara Gazette in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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