Addiction

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Online gambling
Health
More Dutch addicted to online gambling and designer drugs
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Online gambling
HealthCrimePolitics
New push to bring back gambling ad restrictions to prevent compulsive betting, addiction
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Pills
Crime
Haarlem woman arrested for posing as pharmacist to steal people's painkillers
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A person takes shelter from the cold wind on Christmas Eve inside a Geldmaat ATM storefront location in Amsterdam. 24 Dec. 2025
Politics
Amsterdam is repatriating more homeless people addicted to crack
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Two disposable vapes on a blue background
Health
Severe nicotine addiction: Dutch teens waking up at night to vape
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Online casino, mobile casino, top view of a mobile phone, chips cards on a wooden background
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch regulator hit Unibet with record €4 million fine for failing addicted gamblers
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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
Crime
Suspect convicted of killing Italian sex worker and dumping her body in Amsterdam river
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Child playing with chalk
HealthPolitics
Amsterdam must do more to protect homeless children, Ombudsman says
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Online gambling
Business
Over 100,000 addicts signed up for voluntary 6-month long gambling ban
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Online gambling
HealthBusiness
Addiction problems increasing among struggling small business owners
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Stock image of a card player with a stack of poker chips
PoliticsTechScience
Study: Dutch gambling law fails to protect against addiction
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Vaping
Health
"Smart vapes" have arrived in Netherlands; Doctor concerned
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A woman makes a line of the designer drug, 3-Methylmethcathinone, better known as 3-MMC, on a mirror. October 2021
HealthCrime
Designer drug 3-MMC overdoses nearly doubled last year, despite ban
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Gurneys in a hospital corridor
Health
Addiction clinics treating more patients; Many seeking help in worse condition
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Online gambling
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch MP wants to make online gambling illegal again
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Teenage girl speaking with a psychologist
Health
One-fourth of children have a parent with psychological problems
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Wine
HealthCultureLifestyleFood
Letting children drink alcohol occasionally can lead to addiction: Research
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Online gambling
HealthPolitics
Increase in gambling addiction since legalizing online gambling: clinics
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Online gambling
HealthBusiness
Dutch advertising rules not protecting people against gambling addiction, experts say
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Perscription medication
Health
Opioid task force continues to fight against addiction in 2022
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Cigarettes
Health
Cigarettes must cost €60 per packet before addicted smokers will quit
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Online gambling
HealthBusiness
Licensed online gambling can lead to a new generation of addicts, experts claim
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Ecstasy pills
Health
Less party drugs, more weed used in first Covid lockdown
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Smoking a cigarette
Health
Number of young smokers not decreasing in NL