This project is partially subsidized by Niigata Prefecture’s project for building a circle of mutual support in the community by private organizations. Suicide Prevention Campaign “It’s only one you, it’s only one life. Gambling Addiction Basic Course Niigata Participants learn to understand the disease of gambling addiction and receive a lecture on effective ways to deal with it. This course is open to a wide range of participants, from family members of those affected to aid workers and the general public. This is a great opportunity to learn how to understand and deal with addiction.

Schedule

September 7, 2019 Sat 12:30-14:30 Registration starts at 12:15 Venue Nagaoka City Social Welfare Center Tomosia 3F Multipurpose Hall 2-2-21 Omote-machi, Nagaoka City 10-minute walk from Nagaoka Station Please use the nearby parking lot. Please refrain from contacting the venue. Cost Free of charge, no application required Lecturer Dr. Hiroyuki Sakuma Chief, Department of Psychiatry, Saitama Medical Center, National Hospital Organization After graduating from Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine in 1995 and working as a visiting researcher at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), he became the chief of psychiatry at Saitama Medical Center Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture) in April, 2008. October, 2008 Chief, Department of Psychiatry. Doctor of Medicine, Medical Specialist in Psychiatry, Medical Advisor.   Noboru Takachi Actor, TV personality Debuted in the entertainment industry in 1993 Arrested on June 24, 2016 for violation of the Stimulant Drug Control Law, Currently connected to a hospital specializing in drug addiction and a self-help group, working to raise awareness of addiction issues while continuing his recovery.   Noriko Tanaka Representative Director of The Society Concerned about Gambling Addiction Wife of a third-generation gambler whose grandfather, father, and husband were all gamblers, and who herself has recovered from both gambling and shopping addictions. Supported by Niigata Mental Health Welfare Center, Nagaoka City, Nagaoka City Council of Social Welfare, National Hospital Organization Saitama Medical Center, Niigata Nippo Contact us Niigata Branch of The Society Concerned about Gambling Addiction Tel: 080-9555-6332 Mail kangaerukai.niigata@gmail.com ​ Basic Course Niigata.pdf