After initial recovery and relapse, a subsequent recovery leads Dave to live each day OUT LOUD as he shares his incredible story of hope with others. 

Recovery advocate, podcaster, husband and father Dave Yeager shares a deeply personal story of his recovery journey after developing a gambling addiction while serving as a non-commissioned officer in the US Army. Dave talks about the progression of his gambling addiction, fueled by an early win, as it spiraled into daily gambling, borrowing money from subordinates, lying and eventually stealing from his unit in order to satiate his gambling need. Ultimately, it’s his fortitude and character that shines bright in his endeavor to share his recovery with others. 

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Facebook: @Gateway

Twitter: @Gateway

LinkedIn: @Gateway-Foundation

844-975-3663 (DONE)

Are You Really Winning – areyoureallywinning.com 

1-800-GAMBLER

Book is available on Amazon: Fall In: A Veteran with a Gambling Addiction

Contact Dave at: [email protected]

Fall in Podcast

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Chris Ward, outreach coordinator at The Way Back Inn, discusses a youth and young adult-oriented curriculum called Stacked Deck. Younger generations are growing up with simulated gambling embedded in video games. The Stacked Deck educational offering is intended to identify the potential harms present in video gaming products and how youth and adolescents can begin to recognize when they are being manipulated into gambling simulation.

Gateway Foundation Gambling Treatment

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Facebook: @Gateway

Twitter: @Gateway

LinkedIn: @Gateway-Foundation

844-975-3663 (DONE)

The Way Back Inn – www.waybackinn.org

Chris Ward: [email protected] [email protected]

Are You Really Winning – areyoureallywinning.com 

1-800-GAMBLER

Tanya shares a personal story of growing up in an active gambling community and draws parallels to how that environment played a role in her development as a mental health professional.  We discuss her childhood growing up in Chicago during a time when active gambling houses were common within the community and provided a social outlet for family and friends.  Throughout our conversation we discuss how gambling as a group activity has evolved into a more individual (and potentially more easily hidden) model that is available to today’s gambler.

TASC – Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities

Gateway Foundation Gambling Treatment

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Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Are you Really Winning?

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Dr. Nathan Smith is the founding Executive Director of Kindbridge Research Institute, a nationally recognized scientist and science communicator, and a leader in the field of behavioral addiction research and theory. 

In this episode we discuss the importance of understanding how gambling addiction effects various segments of the US population and how the Kindbridge Research Institute is laser focused on supporting our Military Veterans.  Nate’s passion for the study of gambling addiction really shines throughout the episode including: the importance of epidemiology and how it allows us to “get it right” and how the terminology we use to describe a gambling addiction needs clarification.  We’re fortunate to have an advocate like Nate who is championing the study of gambling disorders.

Kindbridge Research Institute

Why Military Personnel are 3.5x More Prone to Problem Gambling

The Military Treatment Fund

DraftKings and Kindbridge Research Fund

About Kindbridge Research Institute

Gateway Foundation Gambling Treatment

Call Gateway Foundation: 855-723-0963

Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Are you Really Winning?

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Emily Bernard is an addictions counselor at Hour House.  Recognizing that recovery and change happens “one hour at a time”, Hour House offers treatment services to address substance use & gambling disorders, co-occurring dependency & other therapy needs.

Emily shares her passion for her work and why a focus on the individual is important to affect lasting change for their clients.  

More about Hour House is available at: https://hourhouserecovery.org

TASC serves those in need of substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, gambling disorders or family health and reunification challenges.  

Tanya Bibbs-Smith talks about her outreach efforts across IL to reach youth and adolescents that are exposed to gaming and gambling at an early age. She’s helping this demographic understand the connection between their actions and how it has the potential to lead towards a gambling disorder.  

More about TASC can be found at: https://tasc.org

Located in Central Illinois, Heritage provides comprehensive community-based services to treat the most serious behavioral disorders.

Teagan Shull joins the show to discuss how Heritage places an emphasis on screening for Gambling Disorder and how Heritage responds to the increase in identifying and serving gambling disorders within the communities they serve.

More can be found at: https://heritagenet.org/gambling

Gambling disorder service providers sit down with Wager Danger to discuss their approach to community outreach and treatment for problem gambling. We explore topics that include: 

• The intense shame that sometimes prevents men from seeking assistance with problem gambling, and the resulting observation that women are more likely to complete the program. 
• How young people are at increased risk to gambling disorder. 
• How telehealth breaks down the barriers to treatment and screening tools that help facilitate the access to treatment options.

Engage with Wager Danger:

email: [email protected]

Follow Gateway Foundation:

Facebook & Twitter: @recovergateway

LinkedIn: @gateway-foundation

Website: https://gatewayfoundation.org

Seek Assistance:

Gateway Foundation Helpline: 1-844-975-DONE (3663)

National and State of IL Helpline: 1-800-GAMBLER

The state of Illinois recently launched a new advertising campaign aimed at creating awareness for problem gambling.  We sat down with John Harris, President of a5 digital consultancy to better understand the meaning behind the campaign.  While the campaign is designed to create awareness and encourage those with gambling issues to seek assistance, what we ultimately learned is that “Are You Really Winning” is a message of hope.  More information can be found at: www.areyoureallywinning.com or 1-800-GAMBLER or by texting GAMB to 833234.

Engage with Wager Danger: 

email: [email protected]

Follow Gateway Foundation:

Facebook & Twitter: @recovergateway

LinkedIn: @gateway-foundation

Website: https://gatewayfoundation.org

Seek Assistance:

Gateway Foundation Helpline: 1-844-975-DONE (3663)

National and State of IL Helpline: 1-800-GAMBLER

Sandra is a compassionate mental health advocate that brings passion, experience and empathy to her profession.  She has spent several years in the field as a proponent for providing disordered gambling services and eliminating the stigma often associated with problem gambling. 

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References:

https://gatewayfoundation.org

https://areyoureallywinning.com

Help lines:

Gateway Foundation – Gambling Hotline: 1-844-975-DONE

Nationally – 1-800-GAMBLER