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The Way Back Inn serves adult men and women who are suffering from alcohol, drug, and gambling dependence. Our overall goal is to help clients achieve continuous sobriety. Everyone is welcome.

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The Way Back Inn has recovery programs in Oak Park, Maywood, Forest Park, and Melrose Park, Illinois. If you or a loved one is struggling with substance or gambling use, call us now at 708-345-8422 ext. 1, oremail wbi@waybackinn.org.

We would like to express our most sincere gratitude to the Healthy Communities Foundation, the Community Memorial Foundation, and the River Forest Township for for helping us continue our mission and efforts to rebuild lives damaged by the disease of addiction.

The extremely generous grants we received will allow the Way Back Inn to continue providing substance and gambling use disorder treatment in the community.

Without their help, we would be lost!

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Illinois

If gambling is causing a problem in your life we encourage you to ask questions, gather information and conduct research on the type of help that is most appropriate for your situation. This information is intended to be a starting point—it is not a complete list of information or services.

FIND HELP IN YOUR STATE NOW, including counseling, treatment, self-help and support groups:

National Problem Gambling Helpline

Call: 1-800-522-4700
Text: 1-800-522-4700
Chat: ncpgambling.org/chat

and

Illinois Council on Problem Gambling

217 Winston Ave
Bartonville, IL 61607
Tel: 217.652.9611
Fax: N/A
Website: www.icpg.info
Helpline: 800.522.4700

OTHER STATE RESOURCES

• For the fact sheet on gambling and problem gambling in Illinois, click here.

Self Help Resources

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• Gamblers Anonymous (www.gamblersanonymous.org)
Is fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.

• Gam-Anon (www.gam-anon.org)
Is a self-help organization for the spouse, family or close friends of compulsive gamblers.

• GamTalk (www.gamtalk.org)
Is a 24/7 moderated online peer support forum.

Gambling Addiction

SCREENING TOOLS

Please visit our Screening Tools page to access three problem gambling assessment tools. It is important to note that these screens are not a diagnosis and DO NOT replace a face-to-face evaluation with a trained clinical professional.

• The Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS). A 3-item survey designed to help people decide on their own whether to seek a formal evaluation of their gambling behavior.

• DSM-5 Addictive Gambling Criteria. The American Psychiatric Association guidelines used for the medical diagnosis of addictive gambling.

• NORC Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems. This simple self test will help you to evaluate your gambling behavior. Just answer 10 questions adapted from the DSM IV criteria.

OTHER TREATMENT RESOURCES

• Certified Gambling Counselor Directory

• Treatment Facility List

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

In addition to the resources listed above, there are many additional resources for problem gamblers throughout the National Council on Problem Gambling site.

• Resources page pulls together information and links about our State Affiliates, U.S. and international resources, awareness promotion, state problem gambling services, financial issues, and much more.

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• Celebrate & Inspire – In order to get beyond the statistics and provide a more personal and individual picture of this issue, this section features the stories of individuals who have been affected by problem gambling, including problem gamblers and their family members, friends, colleagues and employers; treatment providers; advocates; and any others.

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