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10/25/2026

10/25/2026

Join NCPG next week on October 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET, for a live webinar with Dr. Nizan Geslevich Packin. Building on a recent Science Policy Forum, Dr. Packin will examine why the rapid growth and mainstreaming of commercial prediction markets warrant attention from the gambling and public health communities.

🔗 Register today: NCPGambling.org/Webinars

10/25/2026

10/25/2026

"Herbal does not mean safe." A Florida mother who lost her 20-year-old son asked Leon County to ban kratom. Commissioners voted to draft one.

10/25/2026

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''Cocaethylene : The mixing of co***ne & alcohol produces a potentially lethal substance called cocaethylene. This massively increases your chance of a heart attack''.

When alcohol & co***ne are used together your risk of sudden death & a severe cardiac event increases by 18 - to 25-fold compared to *using co***ne or alcohol alone

Cocaethylene is an intermediate metabolite formed in the liver when co***ne & alcohol (ethanol) are present in the blood.

Cocaethylene is produced during the metabolism of co***ne when ethanol is also being metabolised.

• Neither co***ne or alcohol are safe to use.

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10/22/2026

The mixing of co***ne and alcohol produces a potentially lethal substance called cocaethylene. This increases the chance of a heart attack.

Cocaethylene is an intermediate metabolite formed in the liver when co***ne & alcohol (ethanol) are present in the blood. It's the ethyl ester of benzoylecgonine which is structurally similar to co***ne, which is the methyl ester of benzoylecgonine.

Cocaethylene is produced during the metabolism of co***ne when ethanol is also being metabolized.

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10/22/2026

It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week!

The decisions you make today create a secure foundation for the future. This week, Stop Predatory Gambling encourages you to learn how thoughtful estate planning allows you to leave a meaningful legacy for the next generation of leaders, and the people and causes that matter to you.

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10/22/2026

New Jersey is one of the nation's biggest predatory gambling states. The result of their public policy has been such a failure that state officials were forced to step in.

State officials were recently forced to step in with what they described as, "Mandatory Data-Driven Responsible Gambling Requirements."

In their official announcement, state officials went so far as to label licensed operators "unscrupulous"—proving they recognize the devastation being done to local communities yet the state continues to let them operate as business as usual.