23-Aug-05. Casino addiction worse than booze. Calgary Herald, A3.

A newly published research study conducted at Calgary's Foothills Hospital reports that gamblers have stronger cravings for the casino than alcoholics have for alcohol. The article is published in the August issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and its lead author is Dr. Hermano Tavares. Tavares, a Brazilian researcher, conducted the study on 49 pathological gamblers and 101 alcoholics while in Calgary on a fellowship.