QUESTIONNAIRES, FLYERS, LETTERS, BROCHURE, NEWSLETTERS

Gaming houses are now allowed to operate online games provided they obtain a licence. How does this affect the health and gaming behaviour of gamblers during the Covid-19 pandemic? How to protect gamblers from excessive gambling and the jeopardization of their financial situation? Is exclusion from gambling an effective measure in this respect?

Keywords: longitudinal study, addiction behaviours, gambling activities, gaming on the Internet, response rate, protecting gamblers, lockdown, exclusion of gamblers, quality of life, addiction treatments and prevention, data protection, anonymity, representative sample, early screening.

Number of pages: 50

SUMMARY OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSES

Keywords: addiction treatment and prevention, behavioural addictions, gaming, cyberaddiction, smartphones, alcohol use, smoking, cannabis use, cocaïne use, heroin use, equal access to treatment and prevention, general population, risk of addiction, health policy, quality of life, prevention, early screening, harm and risk reduction, age, sex, level of education, professional activity, experience of migration, civil status, rural vs. urban, statistics, measuring instruments.

Number of pages: 8