Oregon Problem Gambling Helpline

Oregon Healthy Teens Survey 2006

Oregon Healthy Teens Survey: youth gambling is risky

Oregon Healthy Teens (OHT) is Oregon's anonymous and voluntary research-based survey monitoring the health and well being of adolescents. The graphs which follow indicate that students who gamble are significantly more likely to participate in other risk behaviors. At present, gambling is too often seen as a harmless way for youth to spend time, and is even touted as a healthy “alternative” to drugs and alcohol. The OHT data indicate that gambling is one of many activities that carry risk and should be addressed as such in school and community prevention efforts.