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Online Gambling Explodes During The Pandemic. Are You Addicted?
The Superbowl is coming up and March Madness is around the corner, just two more big opportunities for online sports betting. With people home much more than usual, sports betting and online gaming has been booming. In December Governor Phil Murphy tweeted that sports betting smashed records this past December, earning more than 66 million for online companies like Fan Duel in the state.
However, sports betting, like all gambling can have serious consequences. Experts say online gaming and gambling addictions have exploded since COVID-19 probably due to social isolation combined with stress. Similar to binge shopping or eating, gambling is a “process addiction.” Just like an addiction to drugs or alcohol, compulsive gambling can lead to a spike in pleasure chemicals in the brain called dopamine.
Coping with a substance use disorder is challenging enough. The social isolation, financial challenges, and added stress of this pandemic have made it even more difficult. Recovery Centers of America offers innovative inpatient and outpatient programs to help people battling addiction. Recovery Centers of America provides a support system, education, and the tools needed to end the battle with addiction.
Dawn Belamarich, CEO of Recovery Centers of America at Lighthouse in Mays Landing, explains the philosophy behind RCA, its various program, and how their team helps people get back their lives.