"Ludomania. The scourge of gambling"

Today in the "Qazpatent" held awareness-raising work on the topic "Ludomania. Kumar oyyn kasireti".  In the dialogue platform took part Koishibekov Toktar Toleukhanovich Toktar Toleukhanovich assistant of the chair of narcology and psychiatry of the Medical University of Astana, practicing doctor-drug addict of the centre of mental health of Astana. Astana.

"The problem of game addiction has recently acquired a country scale. Gaming addiction is the scourge of the 21st century. Gambling affects millions of people. Today the first bets start to be made from the school bench. Everything is available online," said Toktar Koishibekov Toktar, a narcologist at the Mental Health Centre.

Indira Baitasova, Compliance Officer and Ethics Commissioner, emphasised the importance of: "The main goal is to protect citizens from gambling addiction and negative consequences for them and their families".

During the dialogue platform, effective methods of combating gambling addiction and preventive measures were discussed.