Ben Hossack"Kids don't realize that they are not only gambling with money, they are gambling with their lives."
The Seattle Times Editorial Board"The advent of online games and televised poker has increased the presence of gambling in the youth culture. Mom and Dad may take comfort the kids are all sitting around the dining room table playing Texas Hold'em and not running around getting in trouble. It's all gambling and for more and more kids, it is a problem."
Researchers call gambling the fastest growing teenage addiction. The rate of pathological gambling among teens and college age youth is nearly twice of adults. The director of Harvard's Center for Addiction Studies says more children are "experiencing adverse symptoms from gambling than from drugs." And it's growing. But together, we can help teens beat the odds. Read about the indicators, symptoms, and impacts of teen gambling in the facts section.
