Author name: Dr. Beth Dunlap

Licensed Physician and SurgeonDr. Beth Dunlap, a board-certified addiction medicine and family medicine physician, and is the medical director at Northern Illinois Recovery Center. She is responsible for overseeing all the integrated medical services at both campuses. Beth completed medical school, residency, and fellowship at Northwestern University, where she continues to serve on the faculty as a member of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She has extensive experience in addiction medicine at all levels of care, and her clinical interests include integrated primary care and addiction medicine, harm reduction, and medication-assisted treatment.

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Illinois Moves to Recognize Gambling Disorder as a Public Health Crisis

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A significant piece of legislation is moving through the Illinois General Assembly that could reshape how the state identifies, funds, and delivers treatment for one of the most underaddressed addictions in public health. For the hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents struggling with gambling disorder, and the many more managing both gambling and substance use, this bill represents a meaningful shift in how the state recognizes the scope of the crisis.

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