In California, problem gamblers can receive no-cost treatment through CalGETS. The prevalence of smoking among male gamblers at intake to CalGETS outpatient treatment was 10% higher than the prevalence of smoking among California men. 65% of gamblers in outpatient treatment are men.
The prevalence of smoking in female gamblers at intake to outpatient treatment is four times the prevalence of smoking in California women. 35% of gamblers in outpatient treatment are women.
Source – Outpatient Gamblers: CalGETS Annual Treatment Services Report, Fiscal Year 2016-17, prepared for the California Department of Public Health, Office of Problem Gambling by the University of California Los Angeles Gambling Studies Program. California smokers: California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program, California Tobacco Facts and Figures 2016, Sacramento, CA: California Department of Public Health; 2016
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Need help quitting smoking? Call CA smoker’s hotline 1-800- NO-BUTTS.