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Mind Matters: How Gambling is a Public Health Threat

Associate Professor Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre

08-Jan-25 16:00

Mind Matters: How Gambling is a Public Health Threat

Recently, a report by the Lancet public health commission on gambling found that gambling is a growing threat to public health globally, with about 450 million people who have experienced consequences of gambling. On this episode of Mind Matters, we speak to Dr Amer to find out how serious this problem is here in Malaysia, and what are the unique circumstances that we need to account for in addressing the threat of gambling to public health.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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