Not Just a Hobby: How the Culture of Collecting Can Escalate Gambling Disorder

July 24, 20269:45am - 11:00am
Not Just a Hobby: How the Culture of Collecting Can Escalate Gambling Disorder

This session will illuminate the structural risks, behavioral markers, and prevention and treatment implications of the emerging addiction landscape of collecting, offering practical tools for intervention, education, and responsible-engagement frameworks. Effron brings lived experience, clinical insight, and a nationally growing peer-support community reaching individuals overlooked by traditional gambling services.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the psychological and behavioral impacts of modern collecting platforms that use gambling-like mechanics, such as randomized rewards and high-velocity spending.
  • Apply a practical framework to assess risk, understand behavioral drivers, implement personalized treatment strategies, and develop recovery plans for compulsive collecting behaviors.

Session Track

  • Foundations & Emerging Insights