Being a compulsive gambler can harm your health and relationships, and leave you in serious debt.

If you have a problem with gambling and you'd like to stop, support and treatment is available.

Are you a problem gambler?

Try this questionnaire:

• Do you bet more than you can afford to lose?

• Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling?

• Have you tried to win back money you have lost (chasing losses)?

• Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?

• Have you wondered whether you have a problem with gambling?

• Has your gambling caused you any health problems, including feelings of stress or anxiety?

• Have other people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem (regardless of whether or not you thought it was true)?

• Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?

• Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

Score 0 for each time you answer "never"

Score 1 for each time you answer "sometimes"

Score 2 for each time you answer "most of the time"

Score 3 for each time you answer "almost always"

If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.