Why Ludomania and Addiction Treatments Should Be Different
Since September 1, 2026, there is an order of the Ministry of Health, which refers ludomania to addictions along with alcoholism and drug addiction. At the same time, the methods of treatment and rehabilitation of ludomans should differ from the approaches used for these chemical dependencies. This opinion at the round table in the Federation Council was expressed by the Director of the National Scientific Center of Narcology – a branch of the FGBI “NSIC of Psychiatry and Narcology named after V.P. Serbsky” of the Ministry of Health of Russia Anatoly Sakharov.
Since September 1, 2026, there is an order of the Ministry of Health, which refers ludomania to addictions along with alcoholism and drug addiction. At the same time, the methods of treatment and rehabilitation of ludomans should differ from the approaches used for these chemical dependencies. This opinion at the round table in the Federation Council was expressed by the Director of the National Scientific Center of Narcology – a branch of the FGBI “NSIC of Psychiatry and Narcology named after V.P. Serbsky” of the Ministry of Health of Russia Anatoly Sakharov.
