Rebecca Cassidy

Please read the other articles in this special issue. They explain why regulating industry practices and preventing conflicts of interest are critical to preventing harm & promoting health and equity.

We aim to take you as readers on a reflective journey that involves stepping back and critiquing the taken-for-granted by posing a set of thought-provoking rhetorical questions.

We draw comparisons between the gambling industry and the lead, firearms, opioids and mining industries to illuminate important lessons for preventing harm.

Honoured to contribute to this special edition. @maizie333.bsky.social & I advocate that completely transformative ways of thinking about the gambling industry & the harm it causes are possible. www.sciencedirect.com/journal/futu...

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Benjamin Hawkins
Jeff Collin
Anna Gilmore

Learning from tobacco control to tackle gambling industry harms The use of tobacco industry tactics by the gambling and other health harming industries means governments must act to prevent large scale avoidable harm, argue May van Schalkwyk and colleagues When ...

Today my colleagues & I sent a letter of concern to the minister for gambling. The evidence shows clearly that the gambling industry is a vector of harm, not a partner. We urge the government to change their position. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

@maizie333.bsky.social
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
Benjamin Hawkins
Jeff Collin
Anna Gilmore

Learning from tobacco control to tackle gambling industry harms The use of tobacco industry tactics by the gambling and other health harming industries means governments must act to prevent large scale avoidable harm, argue May van Schalkwyk and colleagues When ...

Today my colleagues & I sent a letter of concern to the minister for gambling. The evidence shows clearly that the gambling industry is a vector of harm, not a partner. We urge the government to change their position. www.bmj.com/content/388/...