Defining Harm Reduction as Part of a Public Health Approach Towards Gambling

Simon, Olivier; Savary, Jean-Félix; Guarrasi, Gabriel; Dickson, Cheryl

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“…Even if the group of online poker players is not homogeneous, it is crucial to develop customized harm reduction (HR) features that target this specific group of gamblers. HR-initiatives and programs are designed to reduce the magnitude of gambling-related harm by assisting gamblers with various strategies including helping gamblers to maintain their gambling expenditure within affordable limits [10]. There is currently a large variation in the type and extent of responsible gambling and HR features for Internet gambling [11,12].…”

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Perspective of Internet Poker Players on Harm-Reduction Strategies: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Background: Internet gambling may increase rates of gambling harm. This current study aimed to assess Internet poker players’ views on various harm-reduction (HR) strategies. It also examined differences in these views according to the games played (poker only vs. poker plus other gambling activities), indebtedness, and problem gambling severity. Methods: Internet poker players (n = 311; 94.2% Male) recruited online between 2012 and 2014 were included in the analyses and completed a survey on indebtedness, problem gambling severity index, and ten statements regarding HR features. Results: Among the whole sample, the most frequently endorsed HR strategy was setting money limits, specialized online help, and peer support forums. People who play poker only (70%) are less prone to endorse the utility of information on excessive gambling and specialized healthcare centers. No differences were found between those people with debt versus those without regarding HR assessment. Participants with severe problem gambling were more skeptical about HR strategies based on information on specialized healthcare centers. Conclusion: Setting money limits, online help, and peer support forums are the most commonly endorsed strategies. Future research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of online harm reduction strategies.

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Perspective of Internet Poker Players on Harm-Reduction Strategies: A Cross-Sectional Study

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“…This approach rests on the understanding of OAT as a substitute product to replace street drugs, with the aim of providing a safer supply. From this perspective, OAT is seen as a harm reduction measure, rather than medical treatment per se, according to a definition of harm reduction as aiming to reduce harm to the general population [ 19 ]. This approach is aligned to general human rights such as the right to life, social rights and freedom from discrimination.…”

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Agonist Treatment for Opioid Dependence Syndrome: The Impact of Current Understanding upon Recommendations for Policy Initiatives

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The provision of opioid agonist treatments (OATs), as a standard approach towards opioid dependence syndrome, differs widely between countries. In response to access disparities, in 2014, the Council of Europe`s Pompidou Group first brought together an expert group on framework conditions for the treatment of opioid dependence. The group used a Delphi approach to structure their discussions and develop guiding principles for the modernisation of OAT regulations and legislation. The expert group identified some 60 guiding principles, which were then the subject of wide public consultation. Endorsed by Pompidou Group member states, the final report identified four key recommendations: (1) Prescription and delivery without prior authorisation schemes; (2) Effective removal of financial barriers to access to care; (3) Coordination and follow-up by a national consultative body; and (4) Neutral, precise and respectful terminology. During meetings, the expert group hypothesised that inequalities in OAT access are likely to be linked to underlying rationales which in theory are contradictory, but in practice co-exist within the different political frameworks. The present article considers the perceived influence upon different regulatory frameworks. Discussion is centred around the potential impact of underlying rationales upon the effective implementation of a modernised framework.

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Defining Harm Reduction as Part of a Public Health Approach Towards Gambling

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Perspective of Internet Poker Players on Harm-Reduction Strategies: A Cross-Sectional Study

Perspective of Internet Poker Players on Harm-Reduction Strategies: A Cross-Sectional Study

Agonist Treatment for Opioid Dependence Syndrome: The Impact of Current Understanding upon Recommendations for Policy Initiatives

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