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According to the Vancouver Sun, a new study conducted by the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University has revealed that Canadian teens are two to four times as likely to develop a gambling problem as adults. However, parents are unaware of the risk, rating it their lowest concern after alcohol and drugs, drunk driving, unsafe sex and excessive video game playing.
So how can you protect your child from the potential problem of gambling addiction? Parents Unaware of High Gambling Risk For Youth originally appeared on About.com Addictions on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 13:52:44.
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