Key Links

Oregon links

Oregon Problem Gambling Services
www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/gambling.shtml
At Oregon Department of Human Services Addiction and Mental Health Division. Information about problem gambling services in Oregon.

Oregon Problem Gambling Helpline
www.1877mylimit.org
Oregon Problem Gambling Helpline Web site offers live chat, instant messaging, email or telephone contact to certified gambling counselors 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources section includes fact sheets, pamphlets, etc.

"Oregon Council on Problem Gambling
www.gamblingaddiction.org
The Oregon Council on Problem Gambling provides a variety of research reports on gambling in Oregon.

Also see: Voices of problem gambling recovery (an affiliate of the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling)

Lane County Problem Gambling Prevention
www.lanecounty.org/prevention/gambling
Lane County Problem Gambling Prevention Web site offers information on youth gambling, college gambling, resources and the latest news and research.

About and for Youth

www.youthbet.net
For youth, this site from the University of Toronto is highly interactive and focuses on youth gambling and problem gambling.

www.youthgambling.com
International Center for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors.

www.camh.net/egambling/issue14/jgi_14_messerlian.html
“Youth gambling: A public health perspective,” by Carmen Messerlian and Jeffrey Derevensky. From the September 15, 2005, edition of The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues, this paper focuses on the importance of addressing youth gambling prevention as a public health strategy.

www.ctprevention.org/necasa/gambling.pdf
“Talk to kids about poker” brochure from the Connecticut DMHAS Problem Gambling Services and Northeast Communities against Substance Abuse.

Help and Treatment

www.1877mylimit.org/directory.asp
Oregon gambling treatment list of state-funded treatment providers.

www.gamblersanonymous.org
Official Gamblers Anonymous Web site.

www.gam-anon.org
Gam-Anon. Support for spouse, family, or close friends of the problem gambler.

www.ncpgambling.org
National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. Web site. Provides information on state affiliates, a counselor search and other resources.

Problem Gambling Research

www.gamblingaddiction.org
Oregon Council on Problem Gambling. A research and education resource for problem gambling prevention and treatment professionals.

www.gamblingandthelaw.com
Minimum legal ages to gamble throughout U.S. states and the world; information about and status of Internet gambling.

www.geminiresearch.com
The “Reports and Links” section offers a number of international research studies and reports available online.

govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/reports/fullrpt.html
National Gaming Impact Study Commission Final Report, 1999.

www.responsiblegambling.org
The Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) provides a collection of more than 2,500 articles, reports and documents on a “wide range of gambling-related issues.” Click the “e-Library” link to reach the gambling prevention and awareness resource e-library.

General Prevention and Treatment Resources

casat.unr.edu/bestpractices
Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technology (CAPT) provides information about building a successful prevention program, from needs assessment to program evaluation.

www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/chs/youthsurvey/index.shtml
Oregon Healthy Teens (OHT) data. OHT is Oregon’s effort to monitor the health and well-being of adolescents. An anonymous and voluntary research-based survey, OHT is conducted among 8th- and 11th-graders statewide.