7/29/2019 vol-8 March 2013

1/2

Volume

8

Issue3

March

20

13

203-736-8566 www.vsaac.org

GAMBLING AWARENESS WEEK: MARCH 6 - 12

There has been little research on the relationship between gambling and family

violence. Counselors working with problem gamblers and their families are very

familiar with the fear, anger and stress that gambling problems create in families.The study cited here drew data from a national survey that included 3,334 adults,

18 and over, who were representative of the US population.US National Comorbity Survey Replication

Aside from the data shown in the chart,the following information also found:

Problem and pathological gambling wereassociated with both being a victim and a

perpetrator of domestic violence.

As a matter ofpublic health policy,greater attention needs to be given toprevention of gambling problems as a

factor in reducing child abuse and intimate

partner violence.DMHAS Problem Gambling Services

Gambling is the act ofriskingmoney, property, or something else ofvalue on an activit

with an uncertain outcome.

Problem gambling has nothing to do with money.

Studies show that up to twenty people connected to a problem gambler are affected by thproblem gambling.

Continued problem gambling will not get a gambler out of debt.

Problem gambling is considered a hidden addiction because it is often possible to concealit for much longer periods of time than a substance addiction. CT Council on Problem Gambling

The odds are almost always against you. The laws of probability dont care if your feelinlucky. CT Council on Problem Gambling

Connecticut University students with a gambling problem have been found to have higherates of tobacco and marijuana use, binge drinking and eating, use excessive weight control

measures and report more negative consequences when using alcohol.CT Council on Problem Gambling

0

5

10

15

20

25

Odds Ratio

Severe Dating

Violence

Severe

Marital

Violence

Severe Child

Abuse

Gambling and the Perpetration of Violence

Non Gamb

Non-Problem G

Problem Gamb

Pathological Ga

7/29/2019 vol-8 March 2013

2/2

Selling your house? Lock up your meds!The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has observed the following trend.

Home sellers who leave their homes in the hands of a realtor for a few hours willusually lock up valuables like jewelry, personal papers and electronics. Neither

realtors nor home sellers think of locking up medications. Stealing drugs from

open houses is indeed a technique drug thieves use to obtain controlled substance prescriptiondrugs, said DEAs Barbara, Carreno. Drugs stolen during open houses include opioid

painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs, ADHD drugs, Xanax and Valium. drugfree.org

HAVE A PET?

A growing number of pets are being accidentally poisoned, and prescription medicines are largely

to blame. Prescription medications for humans have accounted for the majority of calls aboutaccidental poisoning for the past two years. Common human medications can be

fatal to animals. (One acetaminophen will kill a cat.) Dogs are more likely to be

poisoned than cats. The actual number of pets poisoned is not known since pet

owners will take their animals to their vets rather than call a hotline, but the ASPCAreports it received more than 180,000 calls about poisonous substances last year. (up

7% from 2011) Wall Street Journal

Bullying is the most common form of violence experienced by youngpeople in the nation. Bullying is defined as an act of repeated physical

or emotional victimization of a person by another person or a group.The FBI says the third most common location nationwide for a hate

crime (bullying) is on a school or college campus.Kids who appear more capable, confident, and resourceful are generally more successful in

warding off a bully. Thats why arming your child with confidence is one of the best defenses

against bullying. Find a way to boost your childs inner strength.

Whats in Your Childs Suitcase?Every child carts around a suitcase full of past experiences, talents, and voices of people whomtheyve met along the way. Good or bad, that baggage comes with them. It is our job, as the

adults in your childrens lives, to help them sort through that baggage and uncover their assets.

For some, the strengths are easily spotted. They are gifted students, outstanding athletes, prolific

writers. For others, those strengths are buried under a pile of dirty laundry. Its easy to see thesechildren for their deficits. But thats what everyone else does. We must be the ones who dig

through the baggage and uncover their strengths. It will take a special person to help themuncover those assets so that they can see them for themselves. Bully by Lee Hirsch.& Cynthia Lowen

Contact VSAAC for a bullying presentation which includes the movie BULLY (Beth : 203-736-8566)

Researchers at the University of Mississippi have developed a patch to deliver THC, the

psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. They say it could be used to treat pain, glaucoma and thenausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. The researchers said the patch may be more

effective than THC pills. The patch would eliminate negative consequences of smoked marijuana.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=bullying+cartoon&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=S5ZUpwbtKGYwuM&tbnid=ufAj0nxJP13YNM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FStopCartoonNetworksStopBullyingSpeakUpCampaign%3Ffilter%3D1&ei=H4UiUZOvMbTJ0AHrjhttp://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=pets+images&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=jiAMOedlKxNPbM&tbnid=A_nmgpmUrm3TgM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthypets.mercola.com%2Fsites%2Fhealthypets%2Fkrill-oil-for-pets.aspx&ei=yTkdUcKlCfSx0AHIgIHIBQ&bvm=bvhttp://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=house+clipart&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=CxYVGwnQ7sL4HM&tbnid=fFH7QuFiFQZydM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstime.com%2Froyalty-free-stock-photography-real-estate-clip-art-house-1-image2268977&ei=GzkdU