title: Sociodemographic and substance use correlates of gambling behavior in the Canadian general population.
abstract: This study describes sociodemographic and substance use correlates of gambling behaviors, measured among 9,481 past-year gamblers from the Canadian general population. Compared to non-problem gamblers in this study (N=8,035), the 98 problem gamblers who scored 8 or more points on the Canadian Problem Gambling Research Index were more likely to report being "drunk or high" while gambling (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 8.92; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.46,14.55; p<.001), to admit to having an alcohol or drug problem (AOR: 3.80; 95% CI:2.21,6.52; p<.001), and to use electronic gambling devices (AOR: 4.85; 95% CI: 3.08-7.66; p<.001).
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Baltimore, MD 21205-1900, USA. smartins@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Silvia S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Lilian A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ghandour
authors.forename: Grace P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Carla L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Storr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019263:Dysthymic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011930:Reaction Time; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine