COMPULSIVE GAMBLING AND RECOVERY

                                  TOPICS COVERED IN THE VIDEO

1. "It's the action, not the money!"
       (Feelings gamblers get from gambling)
        2. "America's new national pastime, gambling!"
               (Extent of gambling in U.S. and other countries)
            3. "You mean they give free drinks?"
                   (Compulsive qualities of gambling games)
                    4. "I'm just a social gambler."
                            (The different types of gamblers)
                          5. "Am I an alpha or beta?"
                               (The two types of compulsive gamblers)
                                6. "I don't look like a gambler, do I?"
                                       (Traits found in compulsive gamblers)
                                    7. "I go through these phases."
                                             (From winning to losing to desperation)
                                        8. "A game the whole family can play."
                                               (Compulsive gamblers' introduction to gambling)
                                            9. "Watch out for the big win!"
                                                     (How a big  win can trigger compulsive behavior)
                                         10. "I had a great day, I broke even."
                                                   (Compulsive gamblers' attitudes toward money)
                                   11. "Addiction is a progressive illness."
                                               (Description of the nature of addiction)
                                12. "My relationship with the truth changed."
                                         (Compulsive gambling and lying)
                            13. "I'm not in denial, am I?"
                                      (The nature and extent of denial)
                        14. "At least I'm not an alcoholic."
                                   (Similarities between drug addiction and gambling)
                    15. "I can spot a compulsive gambler a mile away."
                                  (Telltale signs of compulsive gambling)
                16. "A family is ruled by its sickest member."
                           (Compulsive gamblers' effects on family and friends)
            17. "Suicide is an option."
                       (The extent of suicide in compulsive gamblers)
        18. "Treatment is also an option."
                   (Methods of treatment for compulsive gambling)
    19. "Recovery is not a cure."
               (Recovery is shown as a process not an event)

Also included is a 35-page Instructor's Guide containing a complete timed transcript of the video with additional information, topics for discussion, and individual/group activities.  The video and the guide will enable instructors to cover all aspects of compulsive gambling.  Additional copies of the instructor's manual are $5.00 each plus shipping.
 

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