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MARTINSBURG – A 45- to 60-year-old female who plays machines at neighborhood gambling parlors is the primary caller to the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia’s help line, explained Director Tim Burton. “They are escape gamblers,” he said in a recent telephone interview. “They are self-medicating. 35 percent are escaping other issues.

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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

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Addiction Intervention: Helping Someone You Love – Addiction Watch

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Public Health Alert about Cocaine or Crack Use

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From teens to retired seniors, Americans spend more on gambling than all other recreation combined. No longer confined to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, gambling is everywhere, including the Internet, state lotteries, race tracks, sporting events and slot machines in convenience stores.

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