Rick Brinkley Speaks Out About Gambling Addictions

  This morning, former senator and recently sentenced felon, Rick Brinkley; posted up this message regarding the scourge of gambling addiction which has become epidemic in Oklahoma. Brinkley had confessed to embezzling over a million dollars from his employer, to fund his casino gambling addiction. 
  Sooner Politics is still awaiting a message from the Oklahoma Indian Casino industry, regarding their ideas and their commitment to help end the scourge of gambling addictions.

Rick Brinkley
March 14 · Tulsa ·
  I've spent the better part of the past 72 hours responding to supportive Facebook posts and private messages. All of these expressions of support and kindness are appreciated more than the writers will ever understand.
  However, the most important messages came from people who asked for help with their own gambling addiction. I've sent a lot of links to many people.
  If you think you may have a gambling addiction, please know you are not alone. It's estimated over 150,000 Oklahomans suffer from this addiction. Gambling addiction has the highest rate of successful suicide among all addictions including drugs and alcohol.
  For many, seeking recovery is literally a matter of life or death. If you think you might have a gambling problem, click on the link below and answer 20 easy questions.
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/content/20-questions

  If you are looking to attend a Gambler's Anonymous meeting, please call 855-222-5542 toll free to find the meetings in your area or click on this link www.gamblersanonymous.org
  If you have a family member or loved one who is a compulsive gambler and you don't know what to do, find your nearest gam-anon meeting. www.gam-anon.org
  If there aren't any meetings in your area or if you are looking for a private counselor, please visit the website for the Oklahoma Association for Problem & Compulsive Gambling. www.oapcg.org
You don't have to continue living in misery.