Gambling Addiction
GAMBLING AS AN ADDICTION: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's <i>Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior</i> [H] [T] [M]
SHEILA B. BLUME (Digital) Macmillan Reference USA 2001
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I would, a drug addiction other than public feelings towards you affects you only. A gambling addiction on the other hand, although does not affect you physically, affects you and your family financially.
Unfortunately, any addiction can be crippling to a family. No addiction is any "better" than an other. Most family members are surprised and confused by any addiction and feel that they are unable to help. Ultimately, an addiction can ruin a person's life and thier family along with it. If you recognise that one of your family has any kind of addiction, it's up to you to try and get some kind of help, as the person with the addiction, rarely thinks that anything is wrong..
A movie I recently made for an English Class giving some statistics about gambling addictions
I know that it has to do w/ that fact that the States and cities make a ton of money on gambling, but i think they should be putting more money into treating the addiction.
It makes no difference that there's a substance involved in drugs or alcohol. The public doesn't realize that. The addiction is the part where you get high, whether it's from alcohol, drugs, or gambling.
Because, alcohol and drugs are substances....gambling is an action.....
Substances are more related to health issues than activities themselves...
I'm making a research about gambling and its effects on those who are addicted to it. I would like to get information from those who are adept at dealing with this kind of disorder, hence the search for addiction treatment centers.
The links below will surely get to help you in your search. You can also look through the local yellow pages, or ask for a list from doctors or healthcare providers. Good luck! I do wish you get all the information that you need. :)
My brother's always gambling his money away. He incessantly asks our parents for money and then he just uses it so he could gamble. He would make up a variety of excuses to explain where the money went and my parents actually believe him. I think I'm now ready to tell my parents about what he really does. I also want to find treatment centers that can deal with his case. How?
I'm so sorry about what has happened to your brother. I think it would be right to let your parents know about this. Oftentimes, gambling addiction leads not only to problems of a financial nature, but also causes various psychological problems for family members and other people close to the addict. I think it would take more than just a little coaxing to get your brother accept the fact that he indeed has a problem with his gambling. As for finding an addiction treatment center, below are links that can help you find one. You can also ask your parents to take your brother to a psychologist. The psychologist will surely help you out in finding treatment centers. Good luck!
I'm really lucky I haven't lost money overall - I'm ahead a fair junk of change! I started hitting the roulette wheel just over a week ago and hit a lucky streak. But I'm betting big amounts and I keep going back to it even though I know I should just quit while I'm ahead. I Just need a site where I can talk about this thing for free and stop before lose my shirt!
Yes, you can visit www.gamtalk.org.
It is a free forum section for problem gamblers.
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