Harm reduction
Recovery language
Definition
An approach that aims to reduce the damage gambling causes even when someone is not ready to stop — deposit limits, blocking the worst products, protecting the rent money. It does not compete with abstinence; it keeps people alive and solvent long enough to choose it.
Preferred phrasing
safe to use as written.
Source
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Betttr. "Harm reduction." The Gambling Recovery Glossary. https://betttr.net/glossary/harm-reduction/ (accessed 2026-09-20).
Last updated: 2026-09-20.
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