Gambling and Games
Could the cure to your gambling addiction be found in a nasal spray? (crowd laughing) Yeah, this is legit. So, there’s actually going to be a study in Finland that looks at this and it’s using the nasal spray naloxone. Which would theoretically block the opioid receptors in the brain, so maybe a gambler doesn’t…
Addiction is: compulsive behavior despite negative consequences. And it’s really important to start by defining addiction because for a long time we really defined it very poorly. We used to think that addiction was “needing a substance to function”. And what that resulted in was that cocaine was “not addictive” because cocaine does not produce…
[Narrator] Ever promise yourself that you’ll get to the gym and finally start that exercise regime? You start off with good intentions, lifting and sweating, imagining your a Bond hero. Then you miss one session and skip a few more. Before you know it, your dream of being a fitter version of yourself and maybe…
– Come on, let’s go, let’s go. Let’s go! If you’re a gamer, you probably know that those hilarious dances are all emotes from the hit video game Fortnite. It’s become one of the most successful video games of all time, with more than 125 million players, raking in over $300 million a month for…
cheering those four days I was glued to my phone constantly surfing the latest news on Bitcoin I was loading up on ritalin and drinking quite a lot of alcohol I was really starting to feel like there was an impending doom of the world so you were gambling the cryptocurrency star with the comment…
[ ♪♪ ]>>Mark: We all know when it comes to gambling, the house always wins.>>I was cashing my paycheques, taking it there, started borrowing from banks, started borrowing from loan sharks.>>Mark: But the dirty little secret is just how much government-run casinos rely on problem gamblers.>>15% to 50% of gambling revenue comes from the problem…
hi and welcome! our topic for today is the narcissist and substance abuse. this is a subject I think is often overlooked when we’re trying to understand the nature of narcissistic personality disorder. because narcissists are often so obsessive about appearance – I would even say meticulous about their appearance – it’s easy to miss…
♪ Music Plays ♪ I always liked watching football games and a friend of mine said they have parley cards at the bar. Some friends of mine at work, you know, knew I was depressed so offered to take me out and have a few drinks after work. You know it was something that I…
(Videographer, speaking off camera) I’m just going to do a clap, just to sync the sound later. Don’t be alarmed. (sound of hands clapping) (Interviewer, speaking off camera) So, maybe just start, you can just introduce yourself, you know, who you are, where you’re from, what you like to do? Jason: (laughs) Jason: Hi, I’m…
Hi everyone. My name is Joey, and this is my experience with gambling. When I was in middle school, I was often alone. I didn’t have many friends, and my parents weren’t around very much. When I was in high school, I started gambling because I enjoyed it. I liked the thrill of gambling and…