Help with Gambling Addiction

by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
Sept 20, 2006

Gambling Addiction:

Gambling addiction is now a burning problem for gambling industry. Gambling is believed to be rising due to the increasing opportunities for gambling. Today you will find out gambling opportunity everywhere, like online gambling, sports gambling, casino gambling, etc. Basically gambling is played for fun. Gambling also increases the interest of sports action. But today people use to gamble for earn quick money and now it’s become an addiction for them. Gambling addiction is also refer as compulsive gambling. Compulsive gambling can lead to financial and relationship problems, and attempted suicide in some cases. Pathological gambling is more prevalent among men, ethnic groups and lower socioeconomic groups. Problem gambling may be any behavior that disrupts your life either physically, mentally, socially or emotionally.

Sign of Gambling Addiction:

How can you trace out that someone is addicted with gambling? There are some signs that you identified on the addicted gambler behavior, like

• Constantly preparing for gambling

• Gambling during in work hour,

• Gambling to escape from stress and pressure,

• Neglecting families and responsibilities,

• Borrow money for gambling,

• Illegal way of finance money for gambling,

• Become alcohol and drug addicted,

• Developing some criminal behavior like fraud, theft etc.

Treatment for Gambling Addiction:

Treatment is the best way to prevent gambling addiction or control gambling addiction. There are three successful treatment methods of addiction gambling. These are

Education is considered as the primary method of prevention of gambling addiction. Education helps well in prevention rather than control. To avoid gambling addiction education is essential from root level. If youth are educated in school regarding the gambling effect then they obviously avoid such activity.

Counseling is a successful method of cure gambling addiction. Both individual counseling and group counseling help in treatment of gambling addiction. Counseling basically help to stop the frequency of gambling. It also develops a productive and healthy life without problem of gambling.

Aversion Therapy is a controversial method of gambling addiction treatment. There are different forms of aversion theory. Electric shock therapy is one of them, which involve attaching electrodes to the patient wrist.

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