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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Debi LaPlante, PhD Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2024-03-06T10:30:00-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ever worry about your gambling?]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Debi LaPlante, PhD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Recent changes in laws have made gambling widely accessible and popular. Uncontrolled gambling can have many kinds of consequences, some quite serious. A simple screening test for problem gambling and knowing the range of available resources can help people ward off the worst of these issues.]]>
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                        <updated>2024-03-06T10:30:00-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recovering from addiction during a time of uncertainty and social distancing]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Debi LaPlante, PhD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Because the very nature of recovery support involves face-to-face interaction, whether in support group meetings or dispensing medication, it is at odds with the need for social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis, creating barriers to receiving support and maintaining recovery.]]>
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                        <updated>2020-04-03T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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