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  • Actress Dianne Wiest to raise the curtain in NIDA’s Addiction Performance Project May 3, 2012
    Dianne Wiest leads an impressive cast in the Addiction Performance Project, an innovative continuing medical education (CME) program for doctors and other health providers, on May 9 in Philadelphia, Pa. […]
  • Blending conference translates substance abuse research into practice April 16, 2012
    Experts will share the latest clinical research with addiction treatment professionals, healthcare providers, policy makers, and others during the April 19th Blending Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The program is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the American Society of […]
  • NIH’s “PEERx” for teens to be showcased at Rx Drug Abuse Summit April 3, 2012
    A unique, new campaign targeting teens will be on exhibit at the first national summit addressing the prescription drug abuse epidemic. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will showcase “PEERx,” a NIDA initiative that uses interactive videos and other tools to educate teens about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and help them to spread the word […]

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Problem Gambling

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc. is a provider of Problem Gambling treatment services, under contract with the PA Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs (BDAP).

BDAP defines Problem Gambling as:

“… gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any major area of life: psychological, physical, social or vocational. The term “Problem Gambling” includes, but is not limited to, the condition known as “Pathological”, or “Compulsive” Gambling, a progressive addiction characterized by increasing preoccupation with gambling, a need to bet more money more frequently, restlessness or irritability when attempting to stop, “chasing” losses, and loss of control manifested by continuation of the gambling behavior in spite of mounting, serious, negative consequences.”