Dr. Arthur Evans, a faculty member in the psychiatry department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, suggested a basis for gambling addiction from a behavioral-science perspective. Dr. Evans and his colleagues answered questions and gave advice to attendees after the seminar on understanding, preventing, and ending gambling addiction.

On Oct. 10, 2009, the Asian-American Women’s Coalition (AAWC) hosted a seminar, the Survival Guide to Good Health for “Smarties” at Drexel University in Philadelphia. This free seminar was open to the public and attracted some 200 attendees. Several physicians led the discussion.

The problem of addiction to gambling, an ill that has plagued parts of the Asian-American community, received the most attention during the seminar. UCLA gamble researcher Dr. Timothy Fong said, “Gambling often leads to bankruptcy and breaks families.” Dr. Fong told the story of a Korean immigrant who lost $200,000 by gambling. He was so distraught by exorbitant interest rate on his staggering debt that he killed his 5-year-old daughter before committing suicide.

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Added 23/10/2009 by Epoch Times, Tina Wang and Yan Yan