{"id":142470,"date":"2023-10-05T05:35:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142470"},"modified":"2023-10-05T05:35:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:35:18","slug":"gambling-addicts-will-be-prescribed-drugs-to-help-kick-ruinous-habit-under-new-nhs-plans-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/lifestyle\/gambling-addicts-will-be-prescribed-drugs-to-help-kick-ruinous-habit-under-new-nhs-plans-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling addicts will be prescribed drugs to help kick ruinous habit under new NHS plans | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GAMBLERS who want to kick the habit should be offered help from a GP and even medication, health chiefs say.<\/p>\n<p>A first-ever official guide from the NHS watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, is a major step to treating betting addiction as a health issue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/one-senior-man-watches-soccer-760766698.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Nice said family doctors should ask mental health patients, alcoholics and drug users if they have a gambling problem.<\/p>\n<p>They can get software to block betting apps, cognitive behavioural therapy, or even an anti-addiction medicine called naltrexone to tackle it.<\/p>\n<p>Naltrexone blocks cravings and is prescribed for people hooked on painkillers or alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first time a drug has been officially recommended for gambling.<\/p>\n<h2>Read more on gambling<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/crop-23213457.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/crop-23213457.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/crop-23213457.jpg\"><\/picture><span>chased out <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Chase&#x27;s Paul Sinha lifts lid on addiction battle &amp; huge financial losses <\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apwt7f-three-men-betting-shop-843409329.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apwt7f-three-men-betting-shop-843409329.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apwt7f-three-men-betting-shop-843409329.jpg\"><\/picture><span>RUINED MY LIFE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I&#x27;m addicted to gambling &#8211; I won \u00a330,000 and within two months it was gone<\/h3>\n<p>An estimated 300,000 Brits are addicted to betting.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Jonathan Benger, chief medical officer at Nice, said: \u201cHarmful gambling causes immense misery to all those who experience it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want those needing help or who are at risk to be identified sooner and receive help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis advice will help NHS clinics develop their services.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Health<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24270265-1696435416610.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DRUG ALERT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Warning to millions of Brits on common drug over risk of sudden cardiac arrest<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24259879-1696415962928.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SELF LOVE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Cruel trolls taunt me but I embrace my saggy jelly belly &#038; feel sexier than ever<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-141.png\"><\/picture><span>FAG END <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Smoking will be BANNED under Rishi Sunak plan to stop next generation buying fags<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24257733-1696413622449.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BUGGING OUT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Warning over bed bug explosion in UK \u2013 five signs they have invaded your home<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zoe Osmond, CEO of the charity GambleAware, said: \u201cGambling harms are a serious public health issue which can affect anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gambling is classed as harmful if it causes financial trouble, mental health issues or rows with partners, friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly four million people in the UK are affected by a loved one\u2019s betting.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS treats hundreds of patients at 12 specialist gambling clinics 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