Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS)
The PAYS was administered during the fall of the 2021/22 school year. Local Summary Reports presenting the results were sent to the Superintendents of participating school districts and private/charter schools.
Cross‑Addiction Risk Profle Associations with COVID‑19 Anxiety: a Preliminary Exploratory Study
“Cross-addiction” involves a person substituting one form of addictive behavior for another. Indeed, cross-additive presentations have been frequently described (e.g. from drugs to alcohol, gambling to sex), and risk profiles have been assumed.
2021 Massachusetts Annual Report
The FY22 budget of $9.6 million represents a program budget increase of $4.6 million due to enhanced tax revenue from casinos in Massachusetts. These resources will allow us to continue and expand services, to invest in priority populations, and to start new initiatives, all informed and driven by data.
Understanding Life Circumstances of the Hispanic Residents in a Casino Neighborhood
Interactive Gaming, also referred to as online gambling or iGaming, became legal in Pennsylvania in 2017 through the PA Act 42 of 2017. Licenses were first granted in Pennsylvania to conduct interactive gaming in 2018. The addition of 7 new interactive gaming sites in Fiscal Year 2020/2021 brought the Pennsylvania total to 19.
Brain Connections: Understanding Addictions and the Brain
Brain Connections is a series of educational tools designed to share current research about gambling and the brain.
2021 Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Report
Interactive Gaming, also referred to as online gambling or iGaming, became legal in Pennsylvania in 2017 through the PA Act 42 of 2017. Licenses were first granted in Pennsylvania to conduct interactive gaming in 2018. The addition of 7 new interactive gaming sites in Fiscal Year 2020/2021 brought the Pennsylvania total to 19.
SEIGMA COVID-19 Impacts Report
Financial support for the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) study comes from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. This multi-year project was competitively bid and awarded to the University of Massachusetts Amherst in April 2013. In June 2019…
Gambling Advertising White Paper
Advertising to sell a product or service is nothing new. However, in recent years advertising practices have become especially pervasive. It’s no longer television commercials, billboards and newspaper ads. Advertising today utilizes user specific data collected through social media and other means…
A Guide to SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework
Prevention planners are pressed to put in place solutions to urgent substance misuse problems facing their communities. But research and experience have shown that prevention must begin with an understanding of these complex…
SEIGMA COVID Impacts Report
The Massachusetts Office of Problem Gambling Services has produced a toolkit that they have graciously shared with NAADGS. As we know, “certain addictions, especially one that impact teen’s brains, are front-and-center among parents’ concerns…