Harm reduction journal
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Harm reduction journal · Apr 2018
From problem people to addictive products: a qualitative study on rethinking gambling policy from the perspective of lived experience.
Previous research has shown that government and industry discussions of gambling may focus on personal responsibility for gambling harm. In Australia, these discussions have largely excluded people with lived experience of problem gambling, including those involved in peer support and advocacy. ⋯ Challenging the discourses used by governments and industry to describe gambling, using the lived experience of people with experience of gambling harm, may result in reduced stigma associated with problem gambling, and more effective public policy approaches to reducing harm.