Listen now to episode 40 of Fold em by clicking on the green play button at the top of the blog. Together they created Brain Connections where you can find a video and informative handouts on gambling addiction and the brain. Iris Balodis, a professor at McMaster University and Associate Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research. In episode 40 of Fold em, hear my conversation with Deirdre Querney, MSW, who has worked as a problem gambling counsellor in Ontario for more than 20 years and Dr. Where to find a great video and handouts that explain more about gambling problems and the brain How to re-wire your brain to help resist gambling urges and other addictions How changes to the brain from compulsive gambling are different from changes with substance addiction How people with gambling addiction have a harder time stopping or pulling back from “positive rewards” How gambling addiction changes the brain - making it hard to stop Most people make a pledge of “never again” or “the next time will go differently” only to find themselves back in the same place.Ī common question with gambling problems is, “Why can’t I stop?” In episode 40 of our podcast, Fold em: Help for Gambling Problems, we provide answers to this question by looking at what happens in the brain with gambling addiction. When gambling gets out of control it’s upsetting and confusing.
