title: Gambling among methadone patients.
abstract: In this paper we assess participation in various forms of gambling activities and establish the prevalence of pathological gambling in a sample of patients (N = 117) enrolled in a large methadone maintenance treatment program in New York City. Respondents were interviewed with a protocol that incorporates the South Oaks Gambling Screen. We found that gambling was a common part of the regular activities of many patients, that 15% of the patients had some problem with gambling, and that an additional 16% were probable pathological gamblers. The implications of our findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY, Department of Sociology, New York, New York 10019, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spunt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lesieur
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cahill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone