29,000 Ontario students report problem gambling -- drug use and suicide a concern

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 12:31 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that 29,000 Ontario students from grades 7-12 report behaviours indicating that they are gambling problematically. The study also found that more than two-thirds of these students reported problems with substance use and/or alcohol use, and 25% reported a suicide attempt in the past year.

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