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Do You Have a Problem With Gambling?
Reprinted with permission from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

By Elizabeth Hartney, About.com

Updated: January 23, 2009

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1. In the past 12 months have you gambled more than you intended to?

  • ___NO ___ONCE ONLY ___MORE THAN ONCE

    2. In the past 12 months have you claimed to be winning money when you were not?

  • ___NO ___YES

    3. In the past 12 months have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or about what happens when you gamble?

  • ___NO ___YES

    4. In the past 12 months have people criticized your gambling?

  • ___NO ___YES

    5. In the past 12 months have you had money arguments that centered on gambling?

  • ___NO ___ONCE ONLY ___MORE THAN ONCE

    6. In the past 12 months when you were gambling, did you feel that you had to persist until you won?

  • ___NO ___YES

    7. If you answered yes to 2 or more of these questions, how often has it happened?

  • ___NO ___ONCE ONLY ___MORE THAN ONCE

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