USATODAY.com - Indiana moves to fight youth gambling addictions:
"Indiana's after-school program that educates youths about the dangers of drugs will have an additional focus beginning this fall: It will warn them about gambling addiction, a reflection of nationwide concerns about how pervasive gambling on TV and on the Internet is ensnaring teenagers.
The move comes as prevention officials across the nation are weighing how to respond to several studies that have indicated that gambling addiction — fueled in part by the recent popularity of Texas Hold 'Em, a poker game — is an increasing problem among youths.
A recent statewide study in Indiana found that more than 35% of sixth-graders and 55% of 12th-graders had done some type of gambling in the past year. It's unclear how many teens are addicted to gambling, but 'in the last couple of years, the issue of youth gambling has been more and more on our radar,' says Mary Lay, coordinator of the Problem Gambling Initiative at the Indiana Prevention Resource Center, a state program that sponsors drug education and research."
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