Introducing the World’s First Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines
Event information
Dates: September 15, 2021
Location: Virtual
About this event
Problem gambling has been recognized as a significant public health issue. Until now, there were no evidence-informed guidelines to help people who gamble do so in a way that reduces their risk of experiencing harms related to gambling.
The newly developed Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines (LRGGs) provide consistent, evidence-informed advice and messaging about how to gamble in a lower-risk manner.
These guidelines are intended to assist a wide variety of audiences, including anyone who gambles or has friends or family who gamble and those developing training materials, capacity-building programs or awareness campaigns aimed at identifying and preventing harms related to gambling.
What Are the Lower-Risk Gambling Guideline?
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction is hosting a webinar, Introducing the Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines, on September 15, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 (EDT).
Hear from members of the scientific working group behind the development of the first large-scale, international project to develop lower-risk gambling guidelines.
Those who attend the webinar will learn about:
- The three recommendations to reduce the risk of experiencing harms from gambling;
- Special risk populations; and
- Contextual factors and other health messages for gambling in a lower-risk manner.
Meet the Speakers
Dr. David Hodgins
Co-chair, Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines Scientific Working Group
Professor, University of Calgary
David Hodgins is a professor in the Clinical Psychology program in the University of Calgary’s psychology department and a coordinator with the Alberta Gaming Research Institute. He is a registered clinical psychologist in Alberta and provides consulting services to numerous international organizations. His research focuses on various aspects of addictive behaviours, including relapse and recovery from substance use and gambling disorders.
Dr. Matthew Young
Co-chair, Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines Scientific Working Group
Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Matthew Young has been working in the field of substance use and addiction for more than 20 years. He leads CCSA’s substance use epidemiology research activities, which includes co-chairing the scientific committee that estimates the cost of substance use in Canada. He led the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use when it identified the presence of fentanyl in the illicit drug supply and issued one of the first public health alerts on it. Matthew is a member of Health Canada’s Canadian Drugs and Substances Observatory and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Opioid Overdose Surveillance Task Group.
