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- ItemOpen AccessGambling Behaviors and Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in New York State: Initial Findings from the 2006 OASAS School Survey(New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Servic, 2007-11) Rainone, Gregory; Gallati, Robert J.The most recent OASAS School Survey was conducted in the spring of 2006. The focus of the survey was on gambling behavior and problems. Questionnaire items addressed the frequency of engaging in 14 different gambling activities during the past year, the frequency of gambling in the past 30 days, diagnostic criteria and risk and protective factors affecting gambling behavior. This brief report describes initial findings regarding gambling behavior and problems.
- ItemOpen AccessGambling Behaviors and Problem Gambling Among Adults in New York State: Initial Findings from the 2006 OASAS Household Survey(New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, 2007-11) Rainone, Gregory; Marel, Rozanne; Gallati, Robert J; Gargon, NinaIn 2006 OASAS completed its most recent statewide household survey. The focus of the survey was on gambling behavior and problems. Among the gambling-related items included in the interview schedule were: the frequency of engaging in 16 different gambling activities during the past year, weekly gambling in a typical month, age of first gambling experience, and the 10 diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. This brief report describes initial findings regarding gambling behavior and problems as well as the cross-prevalence of problem gambling and substance use disorders.