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If you or someone you know has a gambling, shoplifting or other debilitating compulsive addiction, these resources will help to confront the problem and find resolution.

Gambling Addiction
Gamblers Anonymous
International Service Office
P.O. Box 17173
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 386-8789
www.gamblersanonymous.org

National Center for Responsible Gaming
P.O. Box 14323
Washington, D.C. 20044-4323
(202) 530-4704
www.ncrg.org

The National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.
208 G Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
1-800-522-4700
www.ncpgambling.org

Compulsive Gambling Center
924 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
1-800-567-8238
www.lostbet.com

Gam-Anon
PO Box 157
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-1671
www.gam-anon.org

Beat the odds and recover from your addiction with this advice.

Shoplifting Addiction
Mr. Terry Shulman, a recovering shoplifter, has developed a program to provide support and community to others who suffer from this compulsion. CASA (Cleptomaniacs and Shoplifters Anonymous) is an independent, weekly self-help group in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Shulman has also written a book, Something for Nothing: Shoplifting Addiction and Recovery.

To learn more, go to www.shopliftersanonymous.com.

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