Problem Gamblers Could Benefit From Health Supplement

Gambling is an addiction, and like most other addictions, there are many different ways to treat the addiction, now there might be a healthy way, as researchers have suggested that a health food supplement could actually curb the urge to gamble.

There has been a recent study done by the University of Minnesota, and although it was a small study, it provided enough information to allow for a further look into the effects that a health food supplement helped lighten urges for gamblers.

Dr. John Grant was the lead scientist on the study and he believes that while much more research needs to be done, there is a correlation to the supplement helping with addictions. He was quick to point out that the supplement, N-acetyl, has been used on animals studies to help curb craving for cocaine. He later said that such addictions as cocaine are believed to involve the same circuitry in the brain.

In Grant's study, he tested 27 gambling addicts, and supplied them with up to 1800 milligrams of the supplement. Sixteen of those people tested reported that there was a benefit. Grant said, "they gambled less, and their urges were less."

While it was a small sample, the outcome does give hope that alternative methods could exist for problem gamblers outside of just the basic psychological therapy.

September 12, 2007
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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