Gambling Addiction

by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
Sept 26, 2006
 

What is Gambling Addiction?

Addiction means dependence on a substance or with some activity by a person avoiding which may create a great mental hardship on the person. Drug, alcohol is the substance where person generally addicted. Behavioral addiction may refer to gambling addiction, sexual addiction, Internet addiction and etc.

Today gambling addiction is a very common problem among adults as well as adolescence. It is considered as a social problem. Gambling basically a game played for fun and a way of earning quick money. But gamblers are not always addicted with the way of earning money. Gamblers are addicted with the action, not money.

Causes of Gambling Addiction:

There are so many reasons behind addiction of gambling, as addiction is itself a complex behavior. Moral weakness is considered as the main cause for gambling addiction. But it is not always true. The main reasons which causes gambling addiction are:

• Family members involvement in gambling

• Neighborhood gambling addiction

• Lack of direction and attention from the family.

• Poverty, poor living conditions, or isolation from other people.

• Failure in school.

• Failure to develop the ability to get along with peers.

• Growing up in a neighborhood where gambling is common and widely accepted activity.

Apart from that researcher believe there are two main reasons behind gambling action, as physiological dependence and psychological dependence. In physiological dependency gambler wants to stick with gambling because he fills excitement with such gambling behavior. Psychological problem of addiction is regarding as a gambler’s mental illness and to avoid his duty and problem gambler played gambling.

Symptoms of Addiction:

It is difficult to identify the symptoms of addicted gambler. Because all addicted nearly has same symptoms. The main symptoms that we often seen upon addicted gambler are:

• Spending too much money on gambling.

• Gambling is viewed as a real opportunity to make money

• Persuading friends to gamble against their will

• Spending a lot of time alone gambling

• Frequenting amusement arcades, betting shops, race tracks, or casinos several times a week.

• Excessive use of Internet casinos and gambling sites

• Spending more than they can afford on the Lottery

• Committing crime to fund gambling or to pay off gambling debts

• Avoiding family responsibilities and duties.

Treatment of Addiction:

Gambling addiction is a progressive disease, which grow slowly until the victim totally spoiled with that. There are three effective method of treatment gambling problem. Education is considered as a primary method of gambling addiction treatment. Counseling is the best method of treatment for addicted gambler. Online counseling also helps in treatment. Finally you can take help of medication treatment also, which also quite effective.

Prevention of Addiction:

Prevention is better than cure. This famous maxim is also applicable with this gambling addiction problem. We must conscious about increasing gambling addiction in our society and we should develop some awareness and conduct education program to avoid gambling addiction.

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