<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267894426922839776</id><updated>2011-11-27T17:19:58.913-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Gamblers Anonymous/Brainerd, Minnesota</title><subtitle type='html'>Compulsive Gambling Brainerd Minnesota
Compulsive Gambling Counselors Brainerd Minnesota
Compulsive Gambling Counselors  Minnesota</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brainerdga.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5267894426922839776/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brainerdga.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>scottb56401</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10922061222224971179</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267894426922839776.post-8235477660586110231</id><published>2007-09-22T15:44:00.026-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T20:58:41.804-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Brainerd Gamblers Anonymous</title><content type='html'>Welcome।       We're so glad you stopped by।&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you or a loved one has a gambling problem, please visit us at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meeting Location:&lt;br /&gt;First Congregational Church&lt;br /&gt;415 Juniper Street (2 blocks North of Metro Gas Station on Washington, then a half-block East)&lt;br /&gt;Brainerd, MN 56401&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meetings are held every Monday and Friday at 7:00p.m and on Thursdays at noon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Questions?     Our local contact person is Scott.  His telephone number is 218-828-1152&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like more information on compulsive gambling, please visit our International Service Office website at: &lt;a href="http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/" target="_top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gamblers Anonymous ISO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're unsure if you or a loved one has a problem gambling, here's a direct link to our 20 questions. Most compulsive gamblers can answer yes to at least 7 of these questions: &lt;a href="http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/20questions.html" target="_top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20 Questions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is another excellent resource on compulsive gambling&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ncpgambling.org/" target="_top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The National Council on Problem Gambling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a national directory for Addictions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://addictionsearch.com " target="_top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Addiction Directory&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some certified compulsive gambling counselors in the Brainerd Lakes Area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Ruth Schaefer Port Services and Lakes Area Counseling&lt;br /&gt;218-828-6274 (Ask for Patty)&lt;br /&gt;*New Clients--Yes Adult--Yes Youth--Yes Family--Yes&lt;br /&gt;*You must have insurance or Medical Assistance.&lt;br /&gt;*It will take 2 to 3 weeks for the appointment.&lt;br /&gt;*Has a few emergency appointments set aside at all times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Kenneth Fogal: Central Lakes Medical Clinic:&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 218-546-8375&lt;br /&gt;Appointments: Monday(am only)---Tues---Thurs.&lt;br /&gt;Serenity Center: 218-851-2909&lt;br /&gt;Appointments: Monday(pm only)---Wed---Fri&lt;br /&gt;*New Clients--Yes Adult--Yes Youth--Yes Family--Yes&lt;br /&gt;*Appointments are 2-3 weeks out.&lt;br /&gt;*Has a few emergency appointments set aside at all times&lt;br /&gt;*Looking to begin group therapy sessions in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Marcy Carper: Little Falls, MN 320-616-7079&lt;br /&gt;Please call for an appointment or for more Information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friends and loved ones who have been affected by someone else's gambling problem, please visit Gam-Anon. They are there to help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gam-anon.org/" target="_top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gam-Anon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our local contact person, Scott,  wrote an article specifically on compulsive gambling.  At the end of the article, it has an excellent Youtube.com video on compulsive gambling. You can read that at:&lt;a href="http://mentalhealthdropincenter.com/the-facts-about-compulsive-gambling-is-it-treatable/" target="_top"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Facts About Compulsive Gambling. Is It Treatable?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf(&amp;quot;ubtn-disabled&amp;quot;) == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"&gt;&lt;div class="cssButtonOuter"&gt;&lt;div class="cssButtonMiddle"&gt;&lt;div class="cssButtonInner"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions or concerns, or just want to speak with someone who understands, please contact our local contact person:&lt;br /&gt;Scott&lt;br /&gt;Tel: 218-828-1152&lt;br /&gt;E-Mail: &lt;a href="mailto:scott@valuedinsights.com"&gt;scott@valuedinsights.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are here to help! 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