An Addict with Debts of 3 Million: Vice of the Game Grows in the Country, Increase Is "Very Significant" Among the Youngest

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The data were revealed by the president of the Institute for Additive Behaviour and Dependencies (ICAD), Joana Teixeira, in an interview with Lusa, regarding the opening, in June, of the first public unit of the country dedicated to the treatment of the disturbance of the money game.

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Created in June, the first public unit in the country dedicated to disturbances caused by gambling highlights serious situations and a very significant volume of young people looking for treatment

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The intervention offered by the Lisbon unit is aimed at gambling money. The intervention program in video games, directed from the age of 12, operates in Porto.

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ICAD The content New game treatment unit received 50 users in 3 months and case with debt of 3 million appears first in MINHO.

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In 2023, ICAD had 358 users seeking treatment for this disorder, a number that rose to 782 in 2025, an increase of 118%.

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A player who has accumulated three million in debts is among the most serious cases accompanied by the Intervention Unit in the Lisbon Game, which received half a hundred users in the first three months of operation.