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GAMBLING | GAMING | INTERNET

Has gambling become a problem for

you or a loved one?

We can help you. 24/7. Free and confidential.

TeleCounseling

Map of Rehabilitation Centres and Certified Treatment Centres for Gambling in Québec

Our contents

Information on Excessive Gambling

Stay on top of the latest articles

Christian Lefebvre Appointed Executive Director of the Information and Referral Center of Greater Montréal

News Consumption and Internet Addiction: When Information Becomes an Obsession

Temu: The (False) Promise of a Jackpot?

Gambling : help and referral records a 21% increase in requests for help

[TESTIMONY] “For the first time, I felt that I was speaking with someone who understood.”

Excessive gambling: identifying triggers to better deal with them

Heather Johnston is appointed Executive Director of the Information and Referral Center of Greater Montréal

5 misconceptions about gambling

The Information and Referral Center of Greater Montréal wishes to announce the retirement of its Executive Director, Pierrette Gagné

The Information and Referral Center of Greater Montréal has received a grant from the Secretariat Responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers (Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois.es d’expression anglaise (SRQEA) to promote its services to anglophone communities

The Decisional Balance: a major step towards change

Sports betting: skill, chance, and addiction

30 years of existence for Drugs: Help and Referral!

Nancy Rocha named Director of Gambling: Help and Referral, Drugs: Help and Referral and the TeleCounseling programme

Retirement of Hélène Hamel, Director of the Specialized Addiction Helplines

Skill, chance and money: the hybridization of video games

Video games: how to help teenagers regain control

Video games: from recreation to addiction

The Traps of Online Gambling

What Is Internet Addiction?

Gambling: Help and Referral crossed the 1 500-chat mark

Excessive Gambling : Relapse Prevention

A Portrait Of Gambling In Québec

9 Signs of a Gambling Addiction

Understanding Gambling Addiction

The Impacts of Excessive Gambling

Protecting the Loved Ones of an Excessive Gambler

So That a Game Remains a Game

Excessive Gambler: Clear Your Debts!

How to Help an Excessive Gambler?

Are You an At-Risk Gambler?

What are games of money and chance?

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