What the explosive growth of legalized gambling means socially, politically, and economically for America.Forty years ago, casinos were legal in just one state. Today, legalized gambling has morphed into a $119 billion industry established in all but two states. As elected officials are urging voters to expand gambling’s reach, the industry’s supporters and their impassioned detractors are squaring off in prolonged state-by-state battles. Millions of Americans are ...

The story of survival continues; the past is not finished with them. In the aftermath of Primm, the descendants are scattered. Alex, Dot, and Grant lead a desperate band of survivors across the desert with the Boar’s forces close behind. Nicholas and Will risk everything to find Vera, following a trail that carries them far from home and into the reach of powers preparing for war. Vera awakens among the Families, a secret world built upon blood, power, and generations of deception. As she ...

Now a 5-Part Limited Event Series on Showtime, Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Blythe DannerIn Bad News, the second installment in Edward St. Aubyn's wonderful, wry and profound series, the Patrick Melrose Cycle, Patrick, now in his twenties, is traveling to New York to collect the ashes of his recently deceased father.Deep in the grasp of a crippling drug addiction, he spends most of his time searching for a fix...

READ THIS BOOK AND BECOME A HAPPY NONGAMBLER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFEAllen Carr's Easyway is a global phenomenon. It has helped millions of smokers from all over the world, and has also been successfully applied to a wide range of other issues, including drinking, overeating, and overspending. Here the method addresses the fastest growing social problem of modern times: gambling.Allen Carr explains how gamblers fall into the trap and why they keep gambling...

Amy Caruso was a junior in the nursing program at Boston College and seemed to have everything going for her—brains, beauty, athleticism, career goals, a loving family, and many wonderful friends. But in November of 2009, she admitted she was a heroin addict and voluntarily entered treatment. Five weeks later, she died from an overdose at the treatment facility on the day after Christmas, weeks shy of her twenty-first birthday. Melissa Weiksnar wrote Heroin's Puppet so parents, educators, ...

A renowned psychiatrist explores the world of slot machine gambling and the almost religious devotion that has turned it into a billion-dollar industry.This astonishing book reveals that there's a lot more to playing slot machines—one of America's fastest growing forms of entertainment—than good fun, deep relaxation and the dream of a multi-million-dollar jackpot. Slots tells how the machines work, how the random numbers that govern them are generated, and ...

From addictions treatment pioneer G. Alan Marlatt and associates, this is the authoritative work on harm reduction: its principles, strategies, and practical applications. Contributors review programs that have been developed and tested for a range of high-risk behaviors, including problem drinking, tobacco use, illicit drug use, and risky sexual behavior. Flexible, tailored, culturally competent treatment approaches are described for marginalized and underserved communities. The volume al...

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Not only could you beat the odds and win more with the lottery than you thought possible, but winning doesn’t have to be hard or complicated. In fact, it all comes down to some simple math that anyone can do, and I’ve done all the hard work for you anyway. There is no guarantee of winning, but you can increase your chances and beat the odds, and sooner than later they will turn in your favor. It happens all the time, especially when people follow a good system. Don't let anyone tell you ca...

As more and more the United States becomes a nation of gamblers, an understanding of the attractions and risks of gambling becomes increasingly important. This study explores its history, its misguided myths, its currency in cultural icons, and the potential pathologies of its practice. What may push a relatively harmless and enjoyable habit over the line to a serious problem, how the problem may in turn escalate into a destructive disease, and how the condition may be diagnosed and treate...

Arnie Wexler's compulsive gambling spiraled out of control....after forty-plus years in recovery, he's become a nationally known expert on gambling addiction.Wexler's life as a gambler began on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, flipping cards, shooting marbles, and playing pinball machines. At age fourteen he found the racetrack, a bookie, and started playing the stock market. His obsession with gambling accelerated until a fateful day in 1968 when it all came cra...

This book, written from the perspective of a practicing primary care physician, interweaves patients’ stories with fascinating new brain research to show how addictive drugs overtake basic brain functions and transform them to create a chronic illness that is very difficult to treat. The idea that drug and alcohol addiction are chronic illnesses and not character flaws is not news—this notion has been around for many years. What Hijacked Brains offers is context and personal stories that d...