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Gambling and substance use: co-occurrence among adults in a recent general population study in the United States

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  • Grace M. Barnes
  • John W. Welte
  • Marie-Cecile O. Tidwell
  • Joseph H. Hoffman

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This study is an up-to-date examination of gambling behaviours as well as gambling problems and their relationships to substance use and abuse. Further, the co-occurrence between problem gambling and substance abuse is studied using a large-scale, representative sample of adults aged 18 years and older in the United States. This random-digit-dial national survey was carried out in 2011-2013 with completed interviews from 2963 respondents. Of the four gambling and substance use behaviours considered, past-year gambling was the most prevalent (76.9%), followed by alcohol use (67.6%), tobacco use (28.7%) and marijuana use (11.2%). Problem gambling and the three substance abuse measures were highly related. Current problem gambling (3+DIS criteria) was predicted by being male, being black, having low socio economic status and by alcohol abuse/dependence, tobacco dependence and marijuana abuse/dependence. Thus, problem gambling is linked to other problem behaviours, especially substance abuse. Consequently, effective treatment approaches should screen and intervene for both problem gambling as well as co-occurring substance abuse.

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  • Grace M. Barnes & John W. Welte & Marie-Cecile O. Tidwell & Joseph H. Hoffman, 2015. "Gambling and substance use: co-occurrence among adults in a recent general population study in the United States," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1), pages 55-71, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intgms:v:15:y:2015:i:1:p:55-71
    DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2014.990396
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    1. Giuseppe Coco & Daniele Simone & Laura Serlenga & Sabrina Molinaro, 2023. "Risk awareness and complexity in students’ gambling," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 40(3), pages 971-994, October.
    2. Madison Ford & Anders Håkansson, 2020. "Problem gambling, associations with comorbid health conditions, substance use, and behavioural addictions: Opportunities for pathways to treatment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-20, January.
    3. Baffour Bernard & Haynes Michele & Western Mark & Martinez Arturo & Pennay Darren & Misson Sebastian, 2016. "Weighting Strategies for Combining Data from Dual-Frame Telephone Surveys: Emerging Evidence from Australia," Journal of Official Statistics, Sciendo, vol. 32(3), pages 549-578, September.

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