November 21, 2025Open Access

Sports betting: The new opioid

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Opioid-like risks of sports betting could lead to severe societal implications, and complicates public health concerns.
Government profiting from mobile wagering indicates a troubling trend in public health management.
Regulatory responses are crucial in addressing the challenges posed by sports betting, with emphasis on prevention strategies.
Highlighting the potential for harm aids in understanding the necessity for policies regulating sports wagering.

Resumen

Sports betting/mobile wagering is the new opioid, and, in some ways, we are in a worse place than with OxyContin because government is profiting from it! It has the potential to wreak havoc, although one that is different than pain pills.

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Rob Kent (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924e3ffc0ce034ddc34f4b6 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34731

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