Surveyed the number of self-help groups in Japan! We looked at the number of “GA” and “Gamanon” groups in each prefecture, as well as the frequency of their meetings. The Society Concerned about Gambling Addiction, In January 2020, the number of “self-help groups for gamblers (GA)” and “self-help groups for their families (Gamanon)” in the country was The number of groups, frequency of meetings, and number of groups per estimated number of gamblers converted from the county population were surveyed. There are 194 groups in GA and 181 groups in Gamanon (measured from each self-help group’s website in January 2020). GAs have been created in Tottori after this survey, though, so that there is now at least one group in every prefecture, Gamanon is not found in Akita, Tokushima, or Tottori. The number of self-help groups for alcoholics (AA, Alcoholics Anonymous) and drug addicts (NA) was also measured and compared, It was highlighted that there are few self-help groups for gambling addiction. Source. GA, Gamanon, AA, and NA are measured from each self-help group’s website (as of January 2020) Alcoholics Anonymous is measured from the “Breakthrough Zen-anren 2020” and each federation’s website, as well as telephone interviews with branches. Population in the prefecture is based on data from the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for fiscal year 2009. ​​Survey of Number of Gambling Addiction Self-help Groups.pdf