How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts

Re:How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts by tunap on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @03:06PM (#12970954)

Good thing toothpaste isn't addictive... hope the Crest folk aren't reading this. Very good point, though. I was lucky, I had several positive experiences in a short time period and could rationalize my decision to desist. I have failed repeatedly to mirror that experience with my other addictions, cigs and sex. *

* More so than just getting a lot, I was missing work, foregoing important events and losing sleep to engage with any woman who gave me permission. Aging & perpetual lack of funds cured that one for me, although it is always on my mind. I can not credit that to any personal strength.

edit:reword last sentences and fix *s

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Re:How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts by tn13 on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @04:26PM (#12971713)

At least in India there use to be an addictive toothpaste. The toothpaste had nicotine and it was common to see people with a brush in their mouth 24x7.

http://doctor.ndtv.com/faq/ndtv/fid/51302/How_can_my_addicti...

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Re:How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts by kirykl on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @03:38PM (#12971259)

This does make me wonder why there's not an AM and PM toothpaste sub category. AM toothpaste with caffeine and PM with some type of mild sedative. They could double sales

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Re:How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts by koliber on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @04:05PM (#12971515)

There surely is AM toothpaste: https://www.powertoothpaste.com/

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Re:How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts by eppeltert on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @05:05PM (#12972012)

I always figured toothpaste for sensitive teeth contains local sedative.

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Re:How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts by deleted_soon on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @11:09PM (#12974160)

Any toothpaste with menthol (pretty much all of them) contain a local sedative, it's just not addictive

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Re:How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts by appleflaxen on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @08:03PM (#12973232)

i think the difference is that gambling directly activates the dopamine centers in the brain. to the extent that they discuss this during work meetings to make them more addictive. when you center your work discussions on how to make something more addictive, you are dealing with something that can cause addiction. i guarantee you that nobody in the crest plant has ever had a discussion like this.

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