2010 Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse Complete; Plans Underway for 2011

The seventh annual Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse was held July 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center, 2345 McGee St., in Kansas City. More than 200 addiction experts, treatment providers and representatives of the gambling industry attended the three-day multi-state summit.

The event kicked off on July 28 with two keynote addresses and a plenary panel titled, "Recovery Systems – A Collaborative Approach," featuring experts in the judicial, treatment, industry, child welfare and consumer fields.

Featured keynote speakers included: Dr. H. Westley Clark, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services; Jim Wuelfing, director of prevention at Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling; Don Feeney, research and planning director at Minnesota State Lottery; Tasha Barker, compliance manager at Penn National Gaming; Matt Cihak, therapist at Jackson Recovery Centers; Linda Cottler, director of the Master of Psychiatric Epidemiology program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; and Julia Dinsmore, author and motivational speaker.

Plans are underway for the eighth annual Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse, which will also be held at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center, 2345 McGee St., in Kansas City. The 2011 conference will take place on July 20-22.

Presentations from the 2010 conference will be coming soon. To purchase DVDs of keynote presentations, please call (573) 526-7467 or e-mail betsoff@molottery.com.

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