Even though they are free, rehabilitation services are rarely used by people with gambling addiction in Quebec.
A study conducted by McGill University and the Douglas Research Center found that participants attended an average of fewer than two treatment sessions during the study period, from 2009 to 2022.
The study, published in the Journal of Gambling Studies, examined, among other things, types of gambling and overall service utilization as factors associated with the frequency of admissions for gambling disorder treatment at specialized addiction treatment centers over a 13-year period.
The data were drawn from medical records at 14 of the 16 rehabilitation centres in Quebec.
