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Between drugs and gambling, which one do you think is more addicting than the other? I have a good reason for asking this question, because there is something I saw not too long and I am doubting if anyone have seen the same thing, I am from a place where crack heads ( drugs addicts ) and also gambling addicts are all around, here is what I've seen.

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I have seen crack heads more than responsible with there cash, than gambling addicts, this is what make me to ask you guys this question, drug junks are more responsible than gamblers, I have seen a gambling addict who spend 200 grand in under one and half hour on gambling, I've never seen a crack head done such before, not even on drugs.

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I have seen a crack head who changed and when we had some chats he thank God in front of me, saying he is thankful that is addiction was on drugs and not gambling, he sounds so scary of getting addicted to gambling as he confirmed that gambling seems so much harder to quit.

He went on and say something about his friend who use 15 years on gambling and the friend isn't really sure how he will stop and the friend said that if he didn't stop it will kill him sooner or later, like he knew the danger lurking but he doesn't know how to stop, he isn't sure he will get better. The friend started telling him how the world will be better off without him, that's when they started locking him up, and the battle to change him when on for four years straight before he died from strange illness.

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I was so scared with this story and It affected me for a while, I stopped gambling for a week because of what I heard from this man, his appearance is that of someone you won't want to listen to but what he went through is so eye opening that if other addicted gamblers hear from him it could change them, gambling addiction is really scary.

That is not true at all and it is a super distant mistake as some people say.I know drug addicts who have given their wife,mother,sister for sex just to buy drugs and while gamblers also the most addicted of all have given their wives in extreme cases I don't know any case where they have given the sister or mother to do just that,this as the best analogy to make it clear that there are no worse people on the planet than drug addicts and comparing gamblers to them I took it as a heavy personal offense as I am also a gambler although not addicted.

Crack heads are never ever more responsible than gamblers,they sell their house,threat people for money and also the above things which are the worse.

Addiction's no joke, wheather it's drugs or gambling. Both mean you just can't stop, no matter how bad you wanna.  With drugs, getting hooked is part physical - your body needs that fix.  Gambling's different cuz it's all in your head. The main thing is, addicts are always chasing after that high or rush they get from their habit, whether its drugs gambling, or something else.



That's some made-up, bullshit story. I once knew a guy who also liked to create such tales for no particular reason. Probably thought it made him look cool in social scenes or whatever. People are weird!

I'm not really sure if there is a lesser evil between the two. Of course, both of them are bad, being an addict is bad in any way so I don't think that you can really choose between the two. Even if gamblers can spend $200k in one night, the end result will be the same, that is you ruin your life and it's going to be very difficult to recover from any of them, and worst, it can lead to death.

So in any case, if we have friends or someone who are close to us like family members, if we really care for them, we should tell them to stay away from both addiction and there a lot of time to make a U-turn for the better.

We do not need to compare addiction in gambling or with drug, they are both bad. Gambling addicts can mess up his financial life and they can use money that supposed to help and make them life opportunities to gamble. Drug is dangerous to health and can result to short life. Some researchers researched that drug addicts are more likely to commit suicide by killing themselves than people that are not addicted at all. Also gambling and alcoholic addicts have high chance of commiting suicide. Addiction is bad generally.

Drug addiction and gambling addiction are both bad for every individual and can cause physical and psychological harm.
Addiction to drugs The negative risk that the addict receives is mental illness or insanity which will be accepted at the end of the episode.
Addiction to gambling, the negative risk that addicts receive is half that of mental illness (insanity). Gambling addicts can still think. At the end of the episode, they are still conscious.


I don't believe this story.

For me any kind of addiction is bad. Although the ones OP is discussing are worst addiction. Gambling destroys finance of an addict and drug addiction destroys health. Ultimately both cause big issues with the family of addicts. In the end all addicts commit crime go to the extreme to satisfy thier addiction. An addict is an addict regardless of the kind of addiction they have.

That's true, Any kind of addiction has a negative impact to a person, and for me, anything that related to drugs is the worst addiction because we all know what a person can do under the influence of it, unlike in gambling that it affects someones finances and health as well but with a minimal danger to the point that it will not cause any harm and danger to other people but it depends and case to case basis, sometimes having a gambling addiction can lead a  behavior to a person just like the behavior of a person who's under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

That is just a testimonial from only one person, I would not necessarily think that it is going to be a good thing to assume that this is a lesson worth picking up on and having it marked in your heart as the ultimate lesson because this might not even apply to you or even be true in your experience. Even if I am saying this though, I do think that we can learn a lot from this people because their experience is somewhat unique to us normal people that did not experience those stuff so definitely a lot of things can still be learned from that. In my experience, gambling is worse for the people around the gambling addict but drugs is bad for those even outside the immediate family of the addicts because they resort to crime to sustain their addiction and they are most likely to kill themselves depending on the drugs that they are addicted with heroin having the most kills I think.

Well you are trying to compare drug addiction and gambling addiction but I think addiction is same and one addiction. It is what you do that you don't have control over and so it leads your life for you.

Therefore, both have their own different effect to the person who is addicted but on a different degree but I don't agree that drug addiction is a lesser addiction to gambling addiction.

Even to the society, the government mostly go after those crackheads and the major reason for drug addiction being bad is that it has direct negative effect on the person's health as a primary effect. Then a drug addict can take his or life directly and the life of others too. We have seen and heard of many popular personalities and public figures, musicians dying from drug addiction but at least for a longtime I have not heard of an addict gambler taking his life or that of others, I have seen them cry for losing their money ;D, showing regrets for playing.

So what we have to consider most in both is the primary effect. One is to the health and resulting to the death of the addict or causing death for another person. And for the gambler, he cries, regrets and keep trying to chase his loses, so he loses money majorly but not his life in most cases unlike the crackheads.

Different matter but same effect. If you get addicted and out of control, you'll either lose all your money and all your possession, your family and even you. Though the difference is that the other one is legal and sometimes owned by government and the other one is not entirely legal (not unless you have prescription). Some people overcome them but crackhead have lifelong effect as it affects your health physically and emotionally while gambling is entirely mentally but will affect your physically too but once overcome, you can go back to your original self compared to being crackhead for a long time.

Any addiction is a bad thing but since you are forcing me to make a choice here, I will say that drugs is an absolute “no no”. Gambling can be very dangerous too but your chances of reversing the damages are way greater if you decide to be rehabilitated. Depending on the type of the drug and for how long it was used, one might recover from drug addiction completely too. The longer you get drugged the harder the recovery process becomes and your body will have to endure some irreversible health problems till the day you finally die.

To be on the safer side, just don’t get addicted to both and never ever do drugs because some of them bichez can ruin you even if you try it once.

Addiction is synonymous with badness, in my opinion these two things have a big bad impact and are dangerous. Addiction to these two things is just as bad, it can bring bad effects and dangerous impacts to those who are addicted. First, gambling addiction, those who are addicted to gambling will continue to feel dissatisfied with the pa they get in gambling, win or lose they will feel dissatisfied with the end result, it is difficult to get rid of gambling addiction. and if they are already addicted, when they run out of capital they will do everything to be able to play again, one of which is by borrowing funds from their friends or making online loans. of course this will harm them on the basis that most likely they will not be able to pay off their debts because of gambling that does not guarantee victory.

Second. Drug addiction is the same as gambling addiction, it has a bad impact on the health of the younger generation which can damage organs such as the lungs, liver. and worse it can damage their brains so that their thinking will be damaged by drugs. and it could also be that they commit crimes that harm other people who don't know anything.

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What you heard was someone's personal opinion or experience, so you cannot conclude or generalise that it is correct. I don't like any form of addiction because all of them are harmful but from research and observation drug addiction is not a behaviour disorder to play with. If you know how much it costs drug addicts to satisfy their daily urges, you might reconsider your stance. Have you considered the health implications of drug addictions and in some cases, they end up in prisons?

I have seen many people who have been destroyed by both gambling and substance addiction so I don't think anyone is better. Regarding which one is easier to quit I think it also depends on individual differences. It might be easier for you to stop drug addiction, but it will be difficult to stop another form of addiction. But this might not be the case for another person.  

There are also drug addicts who die and find it difficult to stop too, I think it's actually the same, although indirectly gambling addiction is more frightening than drug addiction, apart from being addicted to gambling we can lose all our money and assets, we can also sometimes lose people. what we love is for example family because they find it difficult to accept gambling addicts who don't care about their family.

But it is true that there are some drug addicts who have succeeded in quitting their addiction and there are also those who find it difficult, but most drug addicts are easier to cure than gambling addicts because it is quite difficult to change habits that are embedded in the blood, so the desire to gamble cannot be stopped, but I I also have a friend who is a gambling addict and he can recover, it all depends on the desire to recover, the stronger the better, but again, always remind yourself that gambling addiction is very dangerous, so play wisely.  ;)

For me, both addiction are scary and will definitely turn our lives miserable. I can’t say that one is better than the other because the moment you lost control over gambling and drugs, your life will eventually turn into a nightmare that you just want to wake up and change your life’s scenario. With drug addiction, you might not be seen spending a lot like a gambler but hey, the value of drugs right now is too much as drug addiction can be one of the most expensive drug habit.

Both addiction will create negative effects not just physically, but also mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The reason why as much as possible, we should learn to avoid engaging both gambling and drugs as we know the fact that addiction will only damage our individual well-being.

Well, of course, it's drugs. Drugs are a banned substance that causes people to change their personality, seriously damaging their health. But its excitement makes it difficult for players to give up. As for gambling addiction, we will have many ways to overcome it, and we just need to be determined to quit. But the important thing here is that Drugs have been banned for a long time, so the possibility of players getting addicted is less. As gambling is being legalized and gradually approved by the government, there will be more addicts than drugs. I want to ask you the opposite: if drugs are legalized, then drugs and gambling, which game will the higher proportion of people play?

In my view, both are the same with different effects physically and mentally.

Gambling addiction is a continuous loss of control over gambling. The more he continues gambling, the deeper he gets into this addiction. Aside from that, it's considered a cognitively based attitude that characterizes gamblers causing them to have a negativity with their belief about their own ability to win at gambling. The more reason why they will keep on playing to reverse this kind of thinking.

Addiction to drugs is considered a disease, whatever you do, you can't easily be able to stop using despite any harm it causes. Taking illegal drugs is a serious abuse of your health. Causing serious health problems and can even lead to death.

They say that mental addictions are the worst ones... the thing with psychological addictions they have a much bigger effect on our thoughts and emotions, and that reflects on our bodies as well. Physical addictions are easier to identify and treat, once you get rid of what you are using you are on the halfway to stop thinking about it, but mental addictions are more insidious and pervasive.

Simply said, mental addictions are going way deeper than physical ones, so we can say they are more challenging than physical ones, and it's really hard to overcome them, I would say harder than physical ones.

An addict is an addict either in drug or gamble. Both of them have the same effect. What an addict gambler can do to satisfy his gambling urge is also what a drug addict can also do. But the difference lies on the individual in question. These two activities can squander huge amount of money withing few hours.

Drug are gamble are life destroyers when not done with caution, but I think that gamble should have less effect on man's health than drug because drug is something internally, that after the drug addict had be rehabilitated, there will still be a side effect on his health. Gambling, when the addicted gambler quits, he doesn't need to worry about any health challenge.

     -   They're both addicted; perhaps the difference is in how they affect our brains and bodies. Drugs definitely have a negative impact on our physical health when we become addicted to them. While gaming has an effect on stress and emotions,

Some of the distinctions between these two are as follows:


And the only way for these two to aid someone with an addiction is to contact doctors, therapists, or the addict's close family and friends.

How Gambling and Drugs triggers the person? (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103101751.htm)

Addiction is just as bad as drugs or gambling there is nothing better that I know of.

Not sure drug addicts are more responsible than gambling, because it's bad behavior so it's hard to believe them with such talk, I know someone who is addicted to drugs but he is never responsible money is always spent on drugs, so I don't believe anything they say about his responsibility.

As many people said above my comment that gambling addiction will have a financial crisis while drugs will damage health and the person will go crazy with mental damage.

Addicted to drugs will ruin your health, body, money and other people. While addicted to gambling will ruin your money and other people. This means drug addiction has more effect to gambling addiction. At least a gambling addict who already lose all of his money can start his new life to get a job and start to save money. While a drug addict need a lot time in rehabilitation and his heath isn't good anymore which make he hard to start his new life.

No addiction is more addictive than the other...all of these depends on the level of severity. On any addiction spectrum, we have from mild, moderate to severe. And not that two addictions can exist but with varying degree of severity. For example, the crack head may be moderately addicted to crack and mildly addicted to gambling.

A drug addict will spend more money on drugs than on gambling. So it is natural that he is gambling responsibly to use the other cash to fix himself up. Drug addicts rarely have good food. Next time you have a conversation with him, ask him when last he ate.



No need to be scared if you are doing things right. Just say away from drugs and gamble responsibly. You will be fine.

Thanking God that he is more addicted to drugs than gambling. Wow. Ain't it better to thank God if you have none of those?
Anyway, it's true that gambling addiction is an expensive habit unlike drug addiction where you get high or low then you stop for a while but what else can you do after that? No job, no food, no nothing.
I have seen gambling addicts who can still manage to do their jobs, 8-hour day job and just do the gambling at night and their faces don't look so bad so they can get a job easily unlike those crackheads whose faces cannot be distinguished anymore.
When it comes to the spending limit, yes gambling can get you broke in a day but as long as you are still on the right to not do anything bad when you waste all your money then it's still okay. What about those crackheads whose drugs are already affecting their minds and might make them do something bad?

I don't believe this, it is scarier to meet a guy who is addicted to drugs than gambling, some of the heinous crimes committed are from people who are addicted to drugs, they commit killing, rape, and stealing because of the effect of drugs.
Drug addicts do not know what they are doing because their mind is clouded and many of them do not remember what they commit when they are under the influence of drugs, compared to gamblers who are more sane than drug addicts.
But in the end, and the bottom line both addictions are bad and we should see to it, that we do not become addicted to these two things or any one of our family
Both addictions are harmful to one's self, their family, and the community.

people addicted to drugs, they tend to be violent when they consume drugs and when they don't have money to buy drugs, they will sell anything they have and easily enter the world of crime, things like criminal organizations that sell human organs and become When laundering money, they recruit drug addicts and give them some drugs as payment, and this means that the person addicted to drugs doesn't stop working for drug traffickers. Dude, we have to be honest, I believe that we all have families, neighbors and live where there are people around.

so we all can easily do a very simple little research without spending money and a lot of time, all we need to do is observe our relatives and neighbors how many of them are addicted to gambling and how many of them are addicted to drugs. I believe the result will be that the number of drug addicts will be 3x or more than 6x in relation to the number of gambling addicts. and when we compare the level of destruction that a drug addict causes in relation to the gambling addict, we will see that the drug addict causes more than 10x more destruction than the gambling addict

Your story brings an important but often overlooked fact about addiction. The person behind the thing or action, not just the thing or action itself. Although drugs and gambling are different, they are both about losing control and wanting to escape. What this means is that drug users seem more careful with their money than gamblers. Could the fun of gambling be greater than the value of the money, unlike drug use, where the cost is always there? It says a lot that the recovered addict is afraid of gambling addiction. That's not all. There's also healing and the fear of going back to using drugs. Addiction affects the mind in all of its forms. This gambler's death shows how dangerous addiction can be. This story about people is about grief, battle, and sometimes effects that can't be undone.

All addictions share similarities and can all be equally difficult to quit, It may seem easier to quit drugs because society kicks against drugs addiction on all forms but may be lenient at times with gambling to the extent that they permit it. So someone who is heavily addicted to gambling but is still able look okay and composed will never be criticized for their addictions so they carry it longer than a drug addict. Gambling addiction will even be harder to break if gambling is legal in your country.

Both are bad and one cannot be better than the other but there's danger facing a drug addict than a gambler, drug addicts can harm or beat you even if you are close to them without them knowing what they have done because they are under the influence of drugs.
Drug addicts attack the mind and the behavior of the addicted they have no respect for anyone, if there are reports of crimes like killing and robbery police first check if they are under the influence of drugs, compared to gambling addicts they are saner and they are conscious of what they are doing, something you cannot find to people addicted to drugs when they are on their high.

I didn’t experience trying drugs so I can’t comment personally but statistically wise then addiction to drugs is more addicting than being addicted to casino since drugs directly attack your brain using chemicals to give you synthetic happiness while casino games gives you entertainment and happiness base on your appreciation to the game which means it’s up to you if you will be addicted on casino games while being addicted to drugs is guaranteed once you try it since it’s chemicals that directly attach your brain.

Also it’s very hard to get out from drug addiction compared to gambling addiction because the chemicals will be remembered by your brain for a long time while casino can give you a heart break once you lose big time that might makes you stop gambling at your own will.

We don't know what will happen to a gambling addict because someone who is addicted to gambling cannot predict what they will do. Maybe it is true that gambling addicts are more dangerous than drug addicts but still, if they are addicted, it will not be good for their health, especially their mental health. His mental condition must be disturbed because all he can think about is doing the things he already does every day and he doesn't want to do anything else. That's why when we feel like we're starting to get addicted, we have to immediately stop ourselves from the activities we've been doing all this time and try to find out how to cure it so that this small addiction doesn't turn into a big one.

The story depends on how the changed addict suffered while in addiction. It's never easy to be an addict. Whether gambling or drug. Both goes hand in hand for some people. Comparing them, isn't necessary, because while concluding on a fact, using one person's experience isn't enough. Many people have done crazy things out of addiction. Be it gambling or drugs. Mainly when it's related to money. Drug requires money to purchase at all cost. And the price is fixed, unlike in gambling. The addict can change the amount they play everyday, depending on their bank roll. But if a drug addict isn't equipped with the amount his substance costs he can't get it. Hence, he'll have to do anything possible to get on his substance. If addiction is rated by stages, drug addiction is higher than gambling addiction. As gambling addict can move ahead to become a drug addict. And it's rare to find a drug addict, that goes back to gamble. They'll be lost in the confusion that drug brings. While battling with friends and money too. Gambling addicts barely have a click of friends who are addicts, unlike drug addicts who always have other friends they can hang out with and do drugs. Which also lands them into bigger troubles like going out to rob and do illicit businesses. One addiction can lead to another. Why the person in a way is right about being happy about not being a drug addict, is because he's known that even when you escape the drug addiction. It's almost impossible to escape the drug friends, they got while living the bad life.

the reason why the junkie doesn't gamble so much is that he needs to budget his funds for his next consumption of meth. if he loses half of his capital he will decide to stop because he will buy the rest for his daily dose.

and i the junkie wins, he will also decide to stop playing because he already has enough to buy for his next dose. take it from a very experienced junkie ;D  
there used to be billiard tables new my house in my hometown, the crackheads stayed up all night playing billiards, and once they win, they smoke crack after til morning.

Doesn't he realize that drug addiction is worse than gambling?
This is what I know about drugs even though I've never tried them: Damage to health, become like a crazy person, rehabilitation is quite difficult and long, plus drugs are illegal almost all over the world so the risk is greater than gambling, even though the similarities are almost similar but in my opinion gambling is worse than the risk.

I don't know why he is so proud of being addicted to drugs, is it because he thinks gambling is a faster way to spend money than drugs?
It is clear that both are very bad but my own view is that gambling addiction is better and can still be overcome even though it is equally bad.

Drug addiction compared to gambling addiction is almost the same, you are ruining your life by destroying your physical health, mental health with drugs while gambling is when your finances are affected, for sure it would cause problems in providing your needs as well the relationship of the gambler to their family. He's good at managing money which might be the reason for budgeting his money for drugs, you can consider it as a skill but you only acquire that kind of skill when you are addicted, for they have the problem of resisting the urge you would really need to be rehabilitated.

I'll be honest, cause if I were gonna have a conversation with someone addicted to drugs, I would be scared for my safety than the story itself, cause you would never know what's going on in their minds. They might attack you cause they need money for drugs, which is applicable to gamblers they might use violence just to have money.

The two are chronic addiction but one has a lifetime threat on one's health related issues, if you're a gambler and being addicted, you're still more better than a chronic liquor addicts who also gambles, he may loose his chances of living long if his health issues get complicated, the two are not what one should be found with, i still wonder why some often refers to them as way of enjoying life, being addicted is bad, you can gamble or drink but moderately and not until you're been addicted in it.

It's not a simple or obvious answer. there are probably people who are able to manage their addiction (regardless of the substance/situation). it's not correct oversimplify the argument.

keep in mind (I say this as a registered pharmacist here in Italy with some decades as experience) that some substances, if not taken, can lead to death from withdrawal....  this don't happens with gambling... maybe people get sad or angry but they don't face such devastating consequences.

moreover I will add that some substances requires years and years of treatment... and even in such case, relapse are really frequent.

Seriously, I don't do drugs and am a gambler, but I am not addicted to gambling. From what I have seen, I can't really mention the one that's more addictive. I see no difference between the two, but it's more dangerous to be addicted to drugs than gambling. But the best thing is that we shouldn't be addicted to either of the two, it's really bad because addiction has a negative impact.

Maybe where you are from they spend less on drug's, I have been with a few people that are into drugs, and I know the amount they were spending on drugs. They were into expensive drugs. After getting money, the first thing they do is buy the things they need. There was a particular guy who was not having money at a particular time to buy drugs. He sold some of his clothes just to get money to buy his drugs. But the worst part is being a drug addict and an addicted gambler. I don't think you will have anything reasonable to do with your money, all that you will be earning will go into drugs and gambling.

Don't you think drugs have a much more negative impact on the body than gambling? I have seen people being taken to psychiatric hospitals just because of excessive drugs, but I haven't seen anyone being taken to psychiatric hospitals because of gambling addiction. Drugs affect a lot of organs in the body, which can even lead to early death. I don't think being addicted to drugs is better in any way.

I can't argue with OP, because he was referring to his neighborhood, so I guess crack heads makes more sense than gamblers there. But I know that crack heads are one step closer to insanity, so I can't say that they're more stable than gambling addicts. Hard drugs are harmful to humans and I'm sure that they're banned in every country in the world, but gambling is not, it's allowed in most countries, because it's supposed to be something that should be engaged in for fun.

OP mentioned that crack heads are more prudent with money, that can only be true if the drug addict's worst nightmare is not having money for the next hit, he'll definitely keep money for hard drugs, not because he's so responsible with money.

Gambling is OK so far the gambler is disciplined enough not to cross the line to become an addict, but a crack head from the beginning of his journey is headed for doom.

I don't think we should decrease the responsibility just because the other one is about drugs and the other one is about gambling, addiction is addiction and it may differ on one another on how it can be dealt with. I think environment has a lot of factors if you want to be rehabbed or not, if you want to quit then put efforts, change place if necessary, have a different lifestyle.

Environment matters concerning the transformation we face in the system. Quitting is also part of the game, when we can't push any longer, giving up is an option because it's not in all cases we obtain to push further, sometimes we give up and explore other alternatives to start over probably on another activity. We have responsibilities and whenever we gamble or take drugs, we do it to please ourselves and gives oneself that particular pleasure. There's no way to put it, addiction is addiction and it's very difficult to stop when one is already a victim.

All I see here is not someone feeling sorry for gamblers, but all I could see from your post and those who reason and think like you is cross-addiction. With what I have read from your post, you are seeing one form of addiction as a good one and another as a bad one.
 
So if you are asked to advise someone who is a gambling addict on the best way to stop their gambling addiction, you can probably give cross-addiction advice that's advising them to use another form of addiction to cover up their gambling habit, either looking for something else that could take their time and reasoning off gambling and as such getting addicted to that.
 
No matter how good something appears to be, no form of addiction is a good one. Most people who are addicted to different things always give their own opinion and make things look like their own is better than the other, but the truth is they are all on the same page, and every form of addiction should be worked on and stopped.

Gambling is very addictive and if we don't stop or reduce the way we gamble we can end up becoming an addict. Addictive gamblers are everywhere even here and they might not even that they are addicted gambler. Some persons might get to know that they are addictive gamblers when they answer questionaire about who is a gambling addict. Like we know that truth is bitter that is the same way people are not aware of the current situation they are. Those that had been gambling for long would have learnt something about their past and how to be a better gambler.

It's a tough call comparing addictions like drugs and gambling, you know? They can both get their hooks in deep.  But it's wild what you noticed about drug addicts being more responsible with money than gambling addicts.  That ain't the usual stereotype, is it? And that story of the gambling addict is bonkers! Doesn't sound believable to me.

Personally I think drug addiction's way worse than gambling.  Both can wreck your life, yeah, but with drugs you're looking at more than just losing money.  The damage it does is no joke.  It'll trash your health, screw up your relationships and cause all kinds of other issues down the road and  dont get me wrong here, gambling's a serious problem too.  But the whole range of fallout from drug addiction seems more extreme to me.  You're not just dealing with some lost cash.  You could lose your freakin' life!

Any form of addiction is always been that bad, but if we do make up some comparison in between drug addiction then i could say that it is really more worst.
Why? it isnt really that only affecting your financial badly but also into your body or health or your brain which it could really be a lifetime effect.

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Spending up bucks would be faster and instant on gambling literally or no brainer but spending some hundreds of bucks in drugs would really be
enough on making your crazy.  ;D

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Any addiction is curable or something that you could be able to heal and make such changes. It wouldreally be that a matter of choice and discipline towards
quitting which we know that it wont really be that so simple to achieve but not really impossible though.

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You wont really be needing some eye opening  for you to stop gambling, as long you do make yourself that responsible then i dont really
think that you would be needing up to quit just because you've been scared with those things.

Both the thing was addict giving one,because the gambler also easy addicted by the game enivornment.The gambling site now was more attractive then a live casino,this was the reason for the gamblers addiction was more in number.And the drugs will give us the fun immediately and we forgot after we get away from the drug,but the gambling addiction will be increased with the losses by the gambler on the continuous game.The game when you loss means,you will earn knowledge from all the game.The knowledge from the loss will allow you to regain the same loss from the gambling site.We should ready to manage the loss in the future game.It's essential for the gambler to understand the loss at the time of the loss.So use the luck to get back all the loss from the gambling site.

Don't you know that someone can be addicted in both of them depending what is their intension, so I know quite well that if you are addicted in gambling you can also be addicted in drugs, but in terms of whom will be fully addicted in gambling is that, in gambling its only the lovers of gaming or gambling can be addicted and the lovers of drugs can be addicted,  most if we should make this analysis by ratio and statistics I will say that the total number of someone who is addicted in gambling and someone who is addicted in drugs, the one on drugs will be higher, because some people gamble to get money to buy drugs,so sometimes it's drugs majority beings addicted to.

The addiction of the drugs was based on the full reason of the joy from the drug consumption,but gambling will give us the same joy after the big win in the gambling sites.But some gamber who get loss also get addicted to the gambling sites,So it was happened only by the opinion of the gambler to chase the loss from their next betting.Most of the gambler use to learn the knowledge from the losing game.So the loss was recovered with the knowledge from the loss,but the disadvantage was the gambler need to tackle the algorithm atleast at the next time which he try to recover the loss.But if the gambler had failed to get the loss again,this may leads to the again loss into the gambling sites.So now the gambler should not blame the gambling sites for the loss in the continuous games,the fact is the gambler again failed to tackle the algorithm.

It's not the type of addiction that is more dangerous than the other but it's the severity that makes things worse in any case. Even addiction to some kind of food can be poisonous for a person if the addiction reaches an extreme point where the person consumes more than the necessary amount of that food. So, it's not like drug addiction is less dangerous than gambling addiction but it depends on how deep one gets into that addiction and whether one can get out of it or not.

You will see a lot of gambling addicts who can manage to get out of their addiction and a lot of drug addicts who aren't able to step out of that world and if they try, they become sick, yes, after one point in an addiction, if you stop doing that thing, you will start becoming ill because your mind and body have become addicted to that thing and it can't survive without it even though it is also dying off slowly when you are doing that thing.

Addiction to anything related to these two things is not a good thing, because each of these two things has the same side, which has a dangerous impact on the addicts, who can do unexpected things without thinking about the risks because their minds are filled with these two things. And the worst thing is that they can lose their minds because of their addiction to these two things, with addiction to one of these things alone, sadly it is certain that it can provide a bad impact for them, especially if they are addicted to these two things,  of course it can be ensured that there will be no good future, especially with young people who are now freely sociable, they are vulnerable to getting to know these two things with the current social environment, if they are smart in choosing relationships maybe they will not be trapped in addiction to these two things. Because these two things have an unfavorable view, maybe they will do it secretly. What I am afraid of is that from addiction to these two things, they can dare to commit crimes that have great risks that are not playing games and can even deal with the police.

Both are the same, both are on the bad list because they have an impact that can make people trapped in a black hole, but the depth of the hole is slightly different.
Addiction is dependency. Dependence on something so that the physical and psychological can work well makes a person no longer live normally.

If you are dependent on drugs, then people need something that can make them physical, such as alcohol and other types of goods. Without the help of these items, their physical and psychological abilities are not able to interact like normal humans.
Something similar may happen with gambling addiction.
Came to the conclusion that these two types of addiction are not good.

IMO, drug addiction and gambling addiction are the same, just different concepts.
gambling addicts have the same bleak future as drug addicts, only the risk is that they will continue to be poor, lose all their money and try other ways of following their passions, such as stealing, etc., which will end up in prison.
meanwhile, drug addicts have almost the same risk, only it does not involve the money they have or it does not involve the money they own, but the risk of addiction which has a bad impact on internal organs which will be damaged if they continue to consume drugs and will definitely experience problems or can be said to die slowly.

and after I understand several times what you wrote you only think about the level of quitting between gambling addiction and drug addiction and I see you think that it is easier for drug addicts to recover from their addiction while it is difficult for gambling addicts to quit their addiction.

remember, any addiction can be cured as long as the person with the addiction has a strong desire. this does not mean that gambling addiction is difficult to cure. It depends on the person desire to live a healthier life without addiction.

there are several people I know closely who have just recovered from gambling addiction and drug addiction, both of whom are currently living healthy lives without addiction and this is all thanks to their desire to really stop addiction.

In my opinion drugs are much more dagnerous when it comes to addiction than gambling. The main issue here is that drugs are chemicals that actually change your body and brain. I have met a few drugs addicts in my life, but never a gambling addict. So, it's a bit hard to know exactly how severe a gambling addiction can become. With drug abusers it's that their body is slowly going to change and there are a lot of physical issues after many years of drug using. I think that gambling addictions are mostly in the mind and will control our behaviour. With drugs however you can see withdrawal symptoms that are really strong. My cousin was addicted to drugs when he was younger and it was terrible how it changed him. I remember that he tried to get rid of it a few times on his own and could sleep for days, was sweating every night and in the end always had a relapse. Any form of addiction is terrible, but it's one thing to fight the mental addictions, and something completely different to try and repair your body after many years of substance abuses. In the worst case it might not even possible to recover and all the damage done to your body is permanent.

I agree with you because most of the gambling addicts I meet are also addicted to various drugs. This is not true compared to the current situation but in the past when people used to play offline gambling it was seen that along with the gambling session they also indulged in different types of drugs. However, there are many people who are not addicted to any other drugs but are now addicted to gambling. However, those who are addicted to other drugs they not only do just gambling for cover the money of addiction.  Even those who are in the world of addiction, be it any addiction, when they don't get money for it, they choose different crime paths for money.

Environment matters a lot because it influence contribute to our behaviour and it act very fast, so if anyone want to change his attitude, changing environment will help them fast, as we all know addiction is a metal disease that can't be taking away easily but it every hard to change habit when you are still in that the same environment. The must funny part is that when drug addiction and gambler meet each of them will be praying against each other, gambler will be say he thank god that he is not drugs addicted while the drug addiction will also say thank god he is not a gambler at that instance is not good to listen to both of them because they are base on the same feather flying together.

For my own opinion change of environment is the best for both of them but as for a gambler is the must difficult part because once a gambler is always a gambler even though he has been moved from that environment he will equally find a way to make money and establish that gamble in that new place, it will happen like this, he will just create a content and will start arguing with others and he will first put the money and say if am wrong the person should take the money from there people will like to join him because of the money that is involved and gradually drawing their attention while a drug addiction if can get any access to any drugs he will be managing.

Although there are many similarities between gambling addiction and drug addiction, there are some significant differences between drugs and gambling. Gambling addiction is a progressive disorder that causes a persistent or periodic loss of control over gambling to the point of wanting to continue gambling despite adverse consequences. Meanwhile, drug addiction is based more on the user's behavior than on addiction. Drug addiction can be categorized as a disease, the reason is because it is very difficult to stop using drugs even though there are bad effects it causes. More simply, when someone is addicted to drugs continuously, it can cause serious health problems and even death.

Treatment for this addiction is also very different, gambling problems focus more on assessing financial problems, and can be overcome by reducing access to cash. Meanwhile drug addiction treatment relies more on residential services which involve rehabilitation including medical treatment due to experiencing drug withdrawal symptoms such as feeling physically ill when not using them.

But the situation has now changed, and many online casinos can provide convenience for those who want to gamble. They no longer need to visit drug casinos, which can lead to other addictions such as alcohol or drug addiction. By gambling at this online casino, they are not involved in alcohol or drug addiction unless they also consume it by buying it and using it in their room without anyone knowing. This will obviously trigger alcohol and drug addiction simultaneously and if that happens, it will definitely be very difficult to cure it because the person has three addictions at once. And it is true that if someone is addicted to gambling and does not have money to satisfy their desire to gamble, they can commit crimes just to get money so they can gamble again.

For sure it will be hard at first but I think over time it will have an impact if a gambler change somehow his environment. If someone wants to make an effort I think it will pay off someday and that little change will make a difference. Can't understand how you put that logic but it's different in every circumstances.

Addiction be it drugs or gambling are both very dangerous and harmful to both the health and psychology of any individual who is involved in it, it's a serious matter they should be treated as a case of emergency because it only take time and some of this addicts loose their lives or probably turns out insane due to the addiction.

Gambling affects your finances firstly and then gradually creeps into other aspects of your life, sometimes it even further grow into drug addiction, a case where by a gambler has lost so much to the casino, in other to get pass the whole situation, some of them results to drugs so as to help them forget or heal from the losses but sadly on the long-run they turn out addiction while trying to run from another incident.

It's not always the same with drug addicts, the one I knew sold his sister to his friend for a night and she was a virgin, how cruel is that just to buy drugs? Maybe the addicts you know don't have the will to do wrongful things just so that they can buy drugs that's why you think that all drugs addicts still have their sense active, some of them lose their senses and do bad things to other people, I fear drugs more than gambling because you can easily do things to other, I mean evil things without you realizing it until the drugs wear off.

Addiction is generally not good, either drugs or gambling, and if anyone you care for is taking this steps you have to also take the step to stop them with all your might before it's too late, there is a little boy who is just 12 in the family that is trying to do what his friends are doing at school, after several punishments in school he still won't change until his father decided to take the son to prison using the connection on people he knew in the force, that was how he was saved from gambling and bad habits, they made him see the reality, some gamblers ended up in prison because they own debts and they decide to rob people so that they can pay back but getting caught in the process.

Drug addiction makes you lose your focus and makes you worthless for the time being, and if you take too much it can start affecting your brain, I believe that Drug addiction have all it takes to jeopardize your health and make you do crazy things with you not knowing, but gambling addiction isn't like that, it's all about more money if you are a gambling addict, there is no threat on your health state.

A good environment can definitely bring the gambler back from his previous position because the environment is different and not the same everywhere. By spending time in a good place a person gradually recovers, but here one's own will is also the most important. Those who can help themselves a group of people who are addicted to gambling or who have freed themselves from addiction. Where you can talk about your own problems or problems and find a way to solve them. If there is a problem or a big incident it should be analyzed well.

It's true what you said, addiction to drugs, or illegal drugs, and gambling is just as bad, all of these things can damage a person's future if they are addicted and it is difficult to cure because what is damaged is their thinking so it requires psychology to help realize the addiction. Not to mention all of these things will damage their health, mentally if the addiction is severe. Mentally damaged because of this addiction will harm them for their own future and not to mention if they cannot control themselves with addiction sooner or later their mentality will be damaged because of addiction which is not playful in its impact.

But basically what causes all this is themselves so it's natural in my opinion that they are affected. Ready or not ready they have to deal with it if they can't control themselves properly, and the other side is also that they will dare to commit crimes that are very risky because they harm themselves and other people will also involve the authorities if they dare to commit crimes.
So in my opinion, drug addiction or gambling is the same, it has a fatal bad impact.

I don't think it's a generalized subject about gambling as more harmful than drug addiction, some feel it the other way around others feel that drug is more harmful and dangerous because they destroy the mind and the body, in fact so many dies of drug overdose because the body cannot keep up, and some drug addicts commit crimes because their minds are clouded by the drugs they take.
Both addiction are bad for health and finances we cannot make one better than the other, some can survive the drugs, and some can survive gambling if we have a friend who are in any of the two we need to do everything to help them and not make a comparison.

Gambling and drugs both have significant impact on addiction, in fact both are two negative sentiments among society that have existed for long time, but of the two, I would respect gambling addict more than drug addict.

For both of them, drugs are much more dangerous and have very detrimental negative effects because drug addicts are people who have lost their sanity and almost most of the nervous system in the brain is damaged due to their use, this is clearly detrimentaldetrimental health.
Those who are addicted to drugs can do bad things to fulfill their desires, such as several cases in my country where drug addicts dare to kill and there are also quite a few who commit suicide because they cannot resist the desire to consume them.
Maybe gambling addicts will also suffer losses but that is only about financial matters, although there are some who do negative things but it is not as serious as drug addict.

     -   Those two are the same: when you have an addiction, it's hard to get rid of it, and I've never seen anyone who was addicted to drugs or gambling get rid of the addiction easily.

Everyone who wants to get rid of it has had a hard time, especially those who have become addicted to drugs, because they need to go to rehab for a few months just to get better, or else their loved ones should be with them in the recovery. Unlike in gambling, your only enemy when you become an addict is really only stress; you are your own enemy, and the one that comes from money must be removed.

It's because their mindset always wants to do it due to some expectations that are in their mind, and also they always do the same thing like that very often which results in unconsciously they enter into an addiction where they will feel like there is something missing from their life if they don't do something like that anymore. I think it's natural that someone is very difficult to get out of addiction because it is a pleasant habit according to them that is difficult to get rid of in any case whether it's drug addiction or gambling.

Actually I'm sure in their little hearts they must want to quit and want to have a normal life like other people in general who don't depend on anything like drugs or gambling, yes I understand it's difficult but remember that doesn't mean you can't, when you can climb a tree then it's impossible if you can't get down, if it's difficult maybe you need some help like a ladder to make it easier for you to get down from that tree. Well it's no different with gambling or drugs, and that means you need some help from other people or do rehabilitation to realize your mindset that has been lost even though it does take time but I think it doesn't matter. In any case there must be a process that you do and sacrifice to achieve something.

Which one is more addicting? I think it depends on the country, as some disallow gambling and then allow the use of most drugs. While the other is the opposite of it. But if we are to talk about their effects if we consume them equally, I think both are the same addicting.

Actually, not only them but anything that can make us happy or give us a dopamine can be addicting if we don't have a control for our selves. Cool story bro, but what is your gambling status right now? If you are scared and you stop playin for a while, then maybe you feel that you are getting addicted to it. But that's great. Once you feel you are now better, you can try playin responsibly again.

I think it is wrong to generalize gambling addicts and drug addicts just compare which can be more responsible. I think gambling have the same level of addiction effect to players just as much as drugs can do. Maybe we just met different people who handls their habits differently. I dont know any gambling addict or drug addict who are thankful of their situation, anyone would regret it. Im glad that the man the man OP mentioned found a way to change his life and his experience serves as a  reminder of the challenges many face with addiction.

That's because for a crackhead, you spend 200 grand on drugs and you are dead. It's almost guaranteed, you know. Unless someone robs you or you lose it to gambling, your fate is pretty much determined.

Overall, I don't like the comparison because there's no such thing as responsible crack users, while 90 to 95%% of gamblers do gamble responsibly.

Any addiction will definitely have a negative effect on the mind and health. Even though the effects will definitely be different, we will still feel different effects. We don't know which is more dangerous, gambling addiction or drug addiction, because we try to avoid all addictions, especially gambling addiction. Moreover, we often gamble so there is a possibility that we may experience a gambling addiction. But if an addict can cure himself, that is something that needs to be appreciated because to be able to heal himself requires a lot of hard work and belief that he can heal himself.

Drug addiction is definitely more dangerous. Why? Because gambling makes you put your money at stake, while when you take drugs it's your health is what at stake, and you will surely lose in the long run, it's not like with gambling. People say that with gambling you will surely lose all your money in the long run. That's not true. And that you are guaranteed to lose at least something is not true either. There are gamblers that are in profit from their gambling activities. A small portion, yes, but they exist. But no one is "in profit" from drug usage. Gambling addiction is a terrible disease, but it's more easily cured than drug addiction.

Both of them pose a danger to our lives, both our health and our mental health because gambling addiction can cause us to lose all the things we own, including the possibility that we will end our lives by committing suicide because we are not strong enough to bear the burdens we face. Drug addiction is directly related to our health and if we overdose, we can lose our lives so both can pose a danger to our health. But maybe the experience of someone who is addicted to gambling and drugs will be different and maybe they will say that it is better to be addicted to gambling than addicted to drugs and vice versa. Therefore, we must be able to avoid any addiction because the risks are not commensurate with health.

That's true, but I would like to add a little bit, drug addiction or gambling is just as detrimental, both of these things have adverse effects and are also dangerous. First, both of these things involve money which is an important role, both of these things cannot be done if there is no money in drugs as far as I know "there is money, there is goods". And in gambling "there is money, there is a game" that's what I know. And secondly, addiction to gambling or drugs will harm their health sooner or later their health will be damaged because they are always concerned with their addiction, that way they will damage their health, for example drugs are obvious if addicted to this one thing health is at stake, drugs can damage thinking, depression, anxiety, and severe mental disorders. Gambling addiction will damage health, relationships, attitudes, mindsets can also lead to mental disorders as well as drugs, there is nothing good in these two things if they have entered addiction. It would be nice to gamble just for fun, avoid addiction and also avoid things that trigger addiction. As for drugs, I think it's better not to be rash.

Addiction is Addiction, and it's bad, whether gambling, drugs or any other way. They all have their disadvantages and ways they take things from us without warning. Maybe for a crack head, he may not be loosing most of his money but trust me, he's loosing more than just money, his sanity. You first need your sanity to be able to enjoy your money, have seen a millionaire lunatic before, I've seen one and he's nothing I wish to be like. So does gambling addiction has its own disadvantages, you have your sanity but your money isn't safe, which for me is more preferable than having all the money without my sanity. So think twice before choosing to be addicted to drugs to being addicted to gambling.

And who said gambling addiction can't be fought. There's no level of addiction that's beyond fighting, you just need to take that decision and work towards fighting it, get all the help you need, even if you can't stop gambling totally, at least you it's possible to kill the addiction.

Its both dangerous but drug addiction can cause a lot trouble in our life since it change the chemical balance in our life so people will experience some malfunction and the worse they get crazy with that. Unlike gambling where people just can't stop theirself to gamble but the distraction only limited for them since they can still think about good and afraid with law if they do something bad to other people. But People should avoid to be in any situation since both addiction is harmful that's why people need to think other important thing so that they can get away when some situation occur on them and they need to fight addiction so they would not experience any worst condition brought by avoidable mistakes that can be taken care of.

Someone who is addicted to drugs will stop using drugs when they fall ill, because their body can no longer take drugs. And someone who is addicted to gambling will stop when their financial condition is in chaos and they are at the lowest point in their life. But who would have thought that financial conditions alone were not enough to stop someone from gambling. Because there are still people who prioritize their gambling activities more than breakfast. When they have some money, the first thing they think about is gambling, because they think that if they win, they can go to a restaurant and buy delicious food.

Gambling addiction and the domino effect of gambling addiction is worse than we think.

I have seen peoples faces who are addicted to gambling they are surrounded by many mental illnesses/disorders their face also seem very scary not scary but like they are stressed for a long time.
any addiction is bad in my opinion, but gambling is very very harmful to person who gamble for recovering his pass losses or simply he is addicted to gambling they addictions is bad for gamblers family members,
gambling addiction can be effectively treated when individuals receive strong support from their family.

Excess of anything is dangerous, be it gambling, drugs, sex, games, or anything in general, and whether which addiction is the worst depends on the extent a person uses it. A person who is addicted to gambling but not deeply addicted might not be in as much trouble as someone who is an extreme drug addict and consumes a lot of drugs in a single day. Similarly, if you switch positions, a person having a small amount of drugs isn't in as much trouble as someone who gambles a lot.

However, it's true that drug addiction affects your mental and physical abilities and makes you mentally handicapped and physically weak, whereas gambling addiction makes a person financially weak or broke and it also does have some psychological effects on a person since they keep thinking about it all the time.

Both are extreme addiction that leaves a huge scar on a person's life. Addiction to gambling causes mental stress and sometimes leads to anxiety and depression. Drugs affect the physical body of a person. Your body may suffer to the extent that you will no longer help yourself to recover. They are both addictions, nothing is greater than the other. All we know is that it is not healthy if you get addicted.

In my opinion, these two things can both ruin a person's life from the start before they introduce these two things, some people who are addicted to gambling can commit crimes when they don't have the funds to do the gambling they want and those who are addicted to drugs of course so too.
Helping those who have experienced addiction to this is not an easy thing to do if they themselves do not have the desire to leave what they are doing.

The truth is we are all different and we all have our own stories. I know people who have been able to give up drugs, gambling, smoking, alcohol and much more.

Most likely the person who told you his story does not have enough willpower or he is satisfied with his life if he realizes that he has a serious problem with gambling, but does not want to get rid of this addiction.

  Even if online gambling is banned in a country, they still cannot stop gamblers who want to become addicted to gambling. This is a fact that they cannot remove from each individual casino player.

 Only we can change ourselves if we ourselves decide that we will change. Although it is really just a difficulty, if we are persistent, we can do it. It's the same with drug use; there's almost no difference, to be honest.

My understanding is that these two things are the same in terms of addiction or addiction, gambling and drugs are two factors that can make humans addicted beyond limits, for example risks that can affect an individual's brain health.

Both of these things are more due to the facts that occur, it's just that the addiction caused by gambling is financial in nature, drugs are more about the physical feelings felt by those who are addicted, but both also tend to have a financial impact.

But the fact that we have seen is that drug addiction is more dangerous than gambling, drugs lead to mental damage while gambling can still be rehabilitated, if those who are addicted are highly addicted, so the conclusion is that drugs are more dangerous than gambling.

despite all addiction being a very serious problem and difficult to connect with it, when we compare the level of destruction that a person addicted to alcohol, addicted to gambling in relation to a person who is addicted to drugs, we can see that the a person addicted to drugs causes greater destruction, let's look at an example of what has happened with games in rich countries, how they have easy access to drugs, see how they become criminals with certain ease, and something very scary is that they pick up a gun and They kill without hesitation, see how drugged women enter the world of prostitution very easily. This is because the drug affects the way a person thinks and acts. In my old neighborhood I met some people who had good hearts

but these people that I met who had good hearts entered the world of drugs and with that they started to think and act differently, I realized that they were using drugs and I started to be very afraid of talking to them, so I preferred to stay very far from them. This was because it was normal for them to be speaking with a calm and polite tone, but suddenly the guy would freak out and become violent for no reason that could justify that stance and that caused fear for anyone who was close to them, it was a very sad and regrettable situation because they Before they got involved with drugs they were people with a lot of talent, but unfortunately drugs destroyed their lives

while people addicted to alcohol and gambling tend to sell everything they have, they harm themselves and in a few cases harm other people around them, but they are rarely violent like drug addicts, and it is difficult to listen that a person joined a group of killers because he became addicted to gambling or became addicted to alcohol, but it has become normal to hear that a person addicted to drugs became a member of groups of killers

for me, both are detrimental to people but drug addiction is more dangerous also for me. because it can truly alter your mental and physical state if you got addicted. gambling on the other hand, will ruin your financial side and so your mental well-being.
drug addiction is different as it can literally change you as a person and is indeed fatal if someone got to the point of abusing or overdosing himself. also, if it already reached to the stage of having brain damage owed to drug addiction, would be hard to return to your original self as you already ruined your physical self. whereas, if a gambler changed his lifestyle and found a way out, he can be of his better version of himself and can live a normal life again.

Drug addiction is really that more dangerous than with gambling addiction but in overall sense, these addictions would really be leading no good into your life. This is why there's no good choices among the two but rather it would really be that best that you should really be that avoiding it as much as you could because we know that it is really that hard once these addictions would really be
able to successfully will really be able to influence you. This is why it would really be that best that you should be mindful about on the things that you are dealing with so that you wont really be ending up on things which arent supposed to happen. Any form of addiction is never been good whether gambling or drugs then it isnt really that good at all.
Dont let yourself get easily dragged off just because you had believed on something which it isnt even realistic.

You are looking at it wrong.  Not trying to classify but I've never met a rich non risky "crackhead" so no way to know what they'd do with $200k.  The next is the health aspect, ypu can literally die one night from a Crack binge, not so much from gambling.  Is it more or less addicting I'd say that's on the individual.  No way to know collectively which one is worse.  I've seen recovering addicts succeed from both of them.  But if I hate to pick I would be smoking on a Crack pipe that's for sure.

Both are highly addictive but I'm 100% sure that it's much easier to quit gambling than drugs because gambling doesn't hurt your body. You feel tired mentally and your thoughts wander towards gambling all day, but your body is fine. A drug addict on withdrawal feels sick. Can't eat, vomits, sweats, can't work, can't sleep, can't control shaking and so on. I'd rather go through gambling withdrawal any day.
Crackheads aren't more responsible when they're high and someone can rob them and even rape them without them knowing what happened.
I sincerely doubt your words. How can you be responsible when you're drugged?

Yes, gamblers can still gamble even in secret places that only the gamblers know about. They share their gambling places in secret, and there may be special codes to find out whether they are a gambler who is a regular at that place or whether they are a beginner or even an undercover police officer.

You are right in saying that only we can change ourselves. But it requires strong intention and determination to be able to start changing it slowly. Everything must be done step by step, and if it is an addiction, there will be different methods that will be applied for each addiction, whether it is a gambling addiction or a drug addiction.

That's not true at all, probably they seem to like being responsible because they need that money to buy pot/cok or whatever drug they are using and without it, they will be pissed as hell so definitely drug addiction is far deeper than you think because it creates chemical reactions in your body by a foreign substance and once you get used to it, it's going to be a hell to turn it around.

I am not supporting gambling addiction in any way but let me remind you that you need to know the actual consequences of substance abuse then your perspective will change for sure.

You're hitting the nail in the head.

They're responsible and alert because they're not high and need to take care of their money because it leads to getting high. That's why they have periods when they'll "work" and periods when they get completely wasted. They'll go to work during the day, then get high in the evening and wake up the next day completely wasted, but ready to earn more money for the evening.

I wouldn't compare these two. People who are addicted to hard drugs destroy themselves. They can never be completely normal and healthy again. The drugs will always leave them damaged.
A gambling addict can become a normal person and live a long and healthy life.

True! But what I think is that both addictions are not good. I don't know why the OP thinks drug addicts are much better than gambling addicts, but the truth is that they are both the worst. Are you serious about the fact that most crime-doers are under the influence of drugs? Ok, let's say they spend less money than gambling addicts, but drug addicts can commit crimes because they are not in the right minds. In short, both addictions don't have any good things in them; you can't compare them because they are both the worst. That's why there is a word "addiction" in drugs and gambling; it means it will not do anything good to you. I don't know why the OP thinks of that, but I don't want to judge, just give an honest opinion, because I have seen many news stories and witnessed many things that are caused by drug addicts. It can ruin a person's life, just like gambling addicts. This is not about the money they spend; it is all about what they do to themselves and to the people around them.

I agree most addicted person are lacking the will power to even choose to stop their gambling habits and same might be the case with your friend story. Again for me, I think addiction is not something to joke around with and especially the two said addiction you actually highlighted because a drugs addicted gambler is even worse and I have seen some of these fellow in action, I mean imaging being addicted to gamble and aslo drugs, you could kill to get your hands on either of the two feelings and this particular type of case, even the person will power won't be enough to stop this act.

You have a valid arguments even better than Drunkard and Womanizer  but let me tell you this .
it is indeed that Drug addict are better than Gambling addicts but that is if they will stick into drugs + liquor + woman , even those 3 combined won't make them lose amount being spent by gamblers.

But sorry to call this but most  drug abuser that I knew is also involved in Gambling , because some drugs even bring them Positive views and vibes that encouraged them to try and enjoy gambling.

so the bad effects is? they are not just in drugs but ended into all types of vices , but yeah you are good on that point and I must agree .

Well, I think that a gambling addict is bad for himself and too his family. He loses his own money and only his family and he himself will face the consequences of it and suffer. He is not bad for the society.

When it comes to the person who is drug addicted, he may not be in his senses after taking drugs. He may act violently in public and can damage the people or public property. The same goes for the person who is drunk. How many times we have seen a Drunkard person driving fast and having an accident on the road?

Keeping this aspect in mind, I think the Drunkards and those involved in different types of drugs are more dangerous for society.

Yes I also agree with what you said, these two things can ruin someone's life because each of these two things has an equally dangerous impact that can also harm them. There is nothing better than these two things, both of them will harm them in many ways, drugs can harm their health which will damage their mentality, mindset and others also they will experience depression which might make them die because of drug addiction.

Not much different from drug addiction, gambling addiction is also the same, it will harm many things, time, money, relationships, mindset, and maybe also with their health. So it is better to keep than to cure, because if you are addicted to these two things or one of them, it will be difficult to cure it.

When it comes to addiction then there's no such thing about being good or much better because both things could really be destructive in someones life and this is why it would really be that always wise that you should really know on when to stop and control out yourself on the time that you are experiencing such thing but we know that gambling addiction is really that much more destructive onto someone who had been affected to it
not because it doesnt only destroy you financially but also it could destroy your body on which this is something that you should really be avoiding in the first place. Better not to make yourself getting involved specially with drugs because once this thing do kicks in then it would really be that too hard to get out since your body would really be basically searching for it.

Im not saying that gambling addiction is much better but we know that this is something that it is bad too and its always been best that you should really be doing things in moderation if you dont
like for yourself to get that in huge problems in life specially on finances. So its up into your own decision since its your life though but with common sense
then you could be able to determine on whats good or bad.

Isnt it interesting how the mind looks for multiple ways to escape? Substance abuse usually comes from wanting to avoid reality, while gambling addiction could be caused by a sense of risk and possible reward. Basically, both show a deep-seated human desire for something more than the everyday.

Criminal behavior and drug abuse have a complicated connection. Yes, many crimes are committed under the influence of drugs, but does this not highlight a broader societal issue? These people dont always have support systems, so they turn to dangerous activities to feel better. There are many reasons why people become addicted, including poverty, mental health problems, and unfair social conditions.

We should therefore show empathy and help. Our society needs to offer better ways to deal with problems and get better, not just judgment.

Not only bad for theirself or his family but also to the people near them since they might develop a bad behaviour where they stole something just to use it for their gambling activities. And this is really bad if they go this far since we know how huge the consequences for doing that and this could turn all to more worst situation that they can't imagine.

Although it maybe come with same attitude with addicted on drugs but I think this is not the right comparison since we all know taking drugs is more worst than that since gambling addiction can get aid more easier than that. That's why its important for us to know that both addiction is bad that's why we should separate ourselves from people experiencing that so we can think more clear and will not get dictated by what we called peer pressure to try those things and destroy our lives.

The effect of both depends on which area of life that we think is affected most or worsely so. Is it to the finance or to our health and we know that health and good living is above money. I believe if someone is taking in substance that will keep destroying their organs then the person is causing more internal and external harm to himself. Physically, a drug addict may look more unkept than a gambling addict because of the destruction of the organ.

The aspect that I'm looking towards is the health not the finance. Moreover, you will have a drug addict also being a gambler but you may not find a gambler also embarking on drug.

Addiction is just bad and I accept it even if someone is addicted to studying it is going to affect his mental health but anyway what I tried to address is drug addiction is way dangerous so finding a reason to say it is better than gambling addiction doesn't seem right so tried to bring in the real life consequences of drug addiction which will give the clear picture to OP that he can't justify drug addiction is better.

And in some ways, gambling addiction can be compared to drug addiction and both are equally dangerous and detrimental to users.
And both have the power to damage or disarm financially, emotionally and mentally and also damage health if both suffer from chronic addiction.
And both involve the brain and several body organs which can be damaged as a result of both addictions, and neither is better than the two because both are equally dangerous and can harm and suffer the user.

Addiction to me is in one form and for that,  any one form of addiction can lead to a devastating result and there is no limit to the danger of over-involvement in both,  so for sure gambling addictions seems to be easier and less harmful to be compared to drug addiction health-wise.

So for sure,  there is nothing like a drug being the better one since some drug addicts sometimes have health complications as a result of the drug usage.

Firstly @ OP, you should ask individually what their aim and objectives are on their journey before the habitants addiction then you would understand which is preferable and responsible.
Also have an insight that without any of both being addicted probably if they are all responsible, which is more profitable?
Then you would personally figure sensible reasons for the attractions of aim and what their objectives are before they got extraordinary.

I can tell you that all gamblers aims and objectives is to multiply their bets but at some points of excitements winning (profits) or depressions of their losses which they are striving to recover in other to count either zero lost or accounts profits is what is the caused of their milestones of being addicted.
While drugs connection (drugs consumers/intakers) have zero positive aims and objectives if not the intentions of just feeling mentally disordered/abnormal with a zero positive profit as an outcome income.
There is absolutely no sensible significant reasons that triggers the motions to drugs addicts if not being drugs abused that stil doesn't still proffer any form of buyable reasons.
Drugs addicts people are useless to the societies where as they spends their monies on mare substance (drugs) that has them no profits and not even a healthy lives.
Imagine ordinary cigarettes that the World Health Organization (WHO) is warned that its smokers are liable to die young yet people who smokes are ignored by the warning.  
So I can say that drug addicts doesn't only spends their monies of valueless substances (drugs) but also gambling with their lives.
Now you see even drugs addicts has part to contributing to gambling at where they are not to offer profitable returns but loosing of its lives, monies and the mental disorderliness.

Even if an addicted gambler looses a $1,000,000 in just an hour at the gambling table depending on his budgets (stakes). Atleast its aim was to make profits only that the table went against him  meanwhile..... There are drug addicts who also consumes the same rate @ 1,000,000 at a spot in just an hour dependent on the quality of drugs with a total of no health gain rather than health lost and no objective of making more money.

There are certain person's of responsible gamblers so can i ask if are there also responsible drugs intakers if not drugs abusers? And on what valuabilities goals?

I think that was were his caused of drug addictions was nurtured from. Sometimes we do the wrong things but because we feel other person's does higher wrongs than ours so we just seize to quit from our wrong deeds. This is just were your guys drugs addiction was inspired. He never believe his drugs intake was a wrong habit simply because he could see some gambling addicts in the streets and has used them to console himself that he was better than some other sets of addictions without knowing the true volume ratio of his set of addiction (drug addicts).
Psychological, that of your friend felt scary of being addicted to any form of additions such as to the drugs and the gambling addictions so the fact that he is healed and changed from his set of addiction, he is being inflated with fear of being addicted again so he would just keep off from any of it that will get him addicted again both the tried and untried sorts of addition.

Deactivating oneself from any forms of addiction is depended on individual readiness and submission to quit the habit (addiction).
Letting go an addiction is come with a 💯 dedication and must be mean also one would only keep fluctuating going OFF and ON along the lines. This is basically not how easy to it is staying away from an addiction.

I guess you could see how easy for you to just take control of yourself? By a mare story from a drug addict you could stay aware from gambling for about a week but it is broadly written (smokers are liable to die young) yet they just say... If I have to die let me die. Why? Simply because they are even irresponsible to their lives.
If you could stay away from gambling with just such a short and shock story then it is believed that a mean addicted gambler who really want to quit gambling would quit.

Addiction itself is a bad thing 'coz it means you are dependent to it at some point and that you won't be able to function well without that thing you are addicted to. Either you are a drug addict or gambling addict, both won't do anything good to all of us. Once you reach that level of addiction that means you'll need professional help to get rid of it. If you percieve drug addiction as better 'coz it won't cost you that much then you're wrong. If you are aware or if you have watched documentaries of drug addicts they would be making a way just to satisfy their drive to do that particular thing. Just seems to differ with the amounts but has the same value. I view it as $1k worth of drugs and $1m gambling loss. Both has no end unless you act upon it so be careful.

Comparing drug addiction and gambling addiction is not true, both of them are equally bad.
I will explain it a little from my point of view, gambling addiction spends a lot of money in those few hours because they cannot control themselves well. Gambling addicts can take out loans just to continue their gambling activities continuously and have the ambition to win big.
Drug addicts also spend a lot of money buying drugs to fulfill their addiction. If they don't buy it just once they will experience restlessness, excessive worry, and get tired easily.
So in theory both are equally detrimental mentally and financially. Maybe for someone who is familiar with drugs, drugs can provide the benefit of calm and not getting tired easily, but over time it will worsen the kidneys and can cause dangerous diseases, while gambling does not cause serious illnesses but gambling addiction can causes mental disorders that will make you crazy and mental weakness can lead to the desire to commit suicide if the gambling addict is starting to get tired of life because every day his mental condition gets worse due to his addiction.
The conclusion is that there is nothing better than gambling addiction. Addiction or anything in excess is definitely not good.

Gambling addicts are not only dangerous, gambling addicts are seriously dangerous. A gambling addict can never make his family happy. All his life's earnings are wasted only by gambling. When a person becomes addicted to gambling, he gradually becomes addicted to other addictions. Gambling addiction can turn into drug addiction and drug addiction can be described as gambling addiction. Although there are no casino platforms or gambling bars in my country and all the gambling I have seen from the gamblers who are physically gambling on the streets in my country live a life that no one would ever want to live. It is very painful to see his family living like this. So a gambling addict is terrible for a village, terrible for a country and even more terrible for a family.

The problem is that addictions to gambling or drugs both belong to the category of having a low quality life, because each has the nature of destroying people's lives. Similarly, you can imagine that tests with results of 0 or 1 point are still unsatisfactory.

Of course, in life there will be exceptions, such as the marijuana addiction of some friends that I know, but they are still guides to carry out all actions seriously, and even people who achieve success in life may also have been or become addicted to some other stimulants. And gambling will also have very good players, so the problem is that those different people still have enough ability to control external things. And I think it's the mental strength that makes them able to control, or rather, live with, social evils without being affected by them.

Nothing positive can be expected from gambling rather nothing but family turmoil comes from gambling. A gambling addict does not hesitate to do any criminal activity just to give priority to his addiction without any regard for family peace and economic status. When a gambler is in a financial crisis, he commits more serious crimes, particularly heinous crimes such as theft and murder to finance his gambling. To manage gambling money in rural areas, many serious crimes of violence against women, including divorce, are being organized. Therefore, gambling cannot bring any positive results in our social context.

Neither are good but they are different, it is true that due to the limits of how much drugs can be consumed before someone were to die, gambling may seem more dangerous as you can spend all your money in a matter of minutes.

However there is a literal survivorship bias here, you are talking to someone that was at least smart enough to not die from an overdose, however there are many people that die each year because of that reason, and that is without taking into account the huge side effects they will have to deal with for the rest of their lives, so make no mistake, as bad as a gambling addiction can be, becoming addicted to any drug seems way worse as you are risking your life and health instead of your money.

I am not sure what to say, to be honest. Firstly, you are supposed to know that being addicted to drugs and being addicted to gambling are pretty different for one another.
Someone addicted to drugs (specially very hard drugs like cocaine or crack cocaine) quickly develop a physical dependence to the consumption of those substances, to the point of numbing their senses and way of thinking.
On the other hand, gambling addiction is a behavioral disorder which takes more time to develop and whike it can be certainly trouble to quit ans treat, I doubt it is more problematic than crack cocaine addiction is.

Regardless of what anyone tells you (specially people who deals with drugs) you should always do your own research about those topics, so nobody will change your perception of things.

I also think that addiction to these two things will destroy them financially, because these two things are also related to their finances. In my opinion these two things are not much different in terms of their impact, harming yourself yes, in terms of health yes, financially obviously, harming others can be. There is not much difference between these two things, it is unfortunate that if they are addicted to these two things it feels better that they do not have a sane or crazy mind. Gambling addiction will harm them in many ways, and I think everyone who already knows about gambling also knows the harmful effects of gambling addiction.

Also drug addiction, just like addiction is also all bound to be clear about the harmful effects that will befall someone if they are already addicted to these two things. I can't imagine if any of my family members are directly addicted to these two things, even if they have a lot of money I don't think it's necessary to become addicted to these two things if they want pleasure because there are also many other ways or things that can come to themselves, not by being addicted to gambling or drugs.

Both addiction isn't accepted in any society, although the drug addict seem to be more critical in the eyes of the people, but gambling addicts also suffer from mental health. I was having an argument with a forum member who thought that drug addictions affects the physical body and must be attended to by the government. And gambling, which erupts mental illness or disorder shouldn't be looked into, the argument wasn't sound and I felt like the member needs to understand that both illnesses affects the brain and body. If a person is mentally ill, they'll definitely suffer physical pains too and vice versa. The both requires money to get, and while addicted, most of them would run out of money. Thereby, causing the addicts to venture into activities, legal or illicit, to finance their bad habit. On the long run, it'll lead them into a poor performance in other important roles of life. Hence, the crime they'll commit won't differ too much. Since the both parties require money. Nobody can get drugs on credits neither will they gamble with no cash. And they lead a life that look like they must gamble to breath or survive on earth. It's quite a difficult time. And family needs to hold firm of their wards who are addicts, to avoid losing out everything they've worked hard to benefit.

No matter how bad the situation is, never think gambling is a source of money. When you're struggle in financial and want to make more money, then there's nothing wrong to quit gambling for a while. Just focus until you achieve a comfort zone, then you can try to back become a gambler.

It's not about drug addiction or gambling addiction, you shouldn't fall into one of them if you have a choice to avoid that.

The financial strain caused by gambling addiction can indeed result in criminal activities, because people may resort to theft or other illegal means to fund their habits. This jeopardizes not only them self but also poses a threat to the safety and security of others in the community. The mention of crimes such as theft and murder highlights the extreme measures some individuals may take when trapped in the cycle of addiction and financial desperation.

The toll on family relationships, including divorce and domestic issues, is another grim aspect of the social impact of gambling. The societies need to address the issue of gambling addiction. This can play a crucial role in mitigating the negative consequences associated with addicted gambler's negative behavior. Those all underscores the need for a comprehensive approach to tackle the social challenges posed by gambling, including measures to prevent addiction and address the wider societal implications of problem gambling.

Quitting gambling for some time because of financial problems is not a bad idea. It might be difficult to avoid gambling but it is beneficial especially if you have discovered that betting is one of the activities that drain your finances. Some people have become so used to gambling that they don't know when to give themselves a break. Taking a break from gambling gives us the privilege of evaluating our gambling life, identifying faults and correcting our shortcomings. But when one sees gambling as a major source of income it could even lead to borrowing because we assume that we are investing instead of having fun.

No form of addiction is better than another. Food addiction has led to several health problems and even death. The impact of drug addiction on finances and health is also severe, gambling addiction has also caused harm in the lives of many people. So it is better to have total control of any activity you engage in.

You are right. The intensity of an addiction will vary from individual to individual. There are severe addictions on gambling, drugs or food, and they are all equally bad and harmful due to their severity, and consequently their impact on the life of the addicted one, who will face social, physical and psychic prejudices. Some of them die from health diseases, others deteriorate the state of mind, going delusional, aggressive or depressed and others go bankrupted. All these potential consequences are connected and can happen independently or following each other.

OP tries to paint gambling as the biggest evil and drugs usage as a minor one. However, drugs usage is a serious issue and can lead its users to develop serious diseases like schizophrenia. There are studies which also show the increasement in cases of autism among drugs users' children.

Not saying the mental state of the person.  To much intoxication may affect the way a person think or communicate with their surrounding.  I have seen lots of drug addict in my place losing their sanity, probably because of the chemical they take in.

I agree with @OP that gambling addict are more loose when it comes to finance spending than a drug addict because, a drug addict always reserve his money to buy cracks.


Gambling addicts also harm their health.  Imagine a gambling addict playing almost 24/7 due to uncontrolled urge to gamble.  It is that, gambling activities takes long time to take effect on ones health unlike drug addicts since drug addicts are taking unwelcome substance in their body.

Gambling shouldn't be used as one of the distractions in life when you are facing many problems. Not only that it could affect you financially as well mentally and emotionally. Some people might say that they are having fun when they are gambling, which is fine as long as they gamble responsibly and it doesn't affect themselves and their families. When you are struggling financially, gambling shouldn't be one of the things that you will have to think about as the source of money, cause not only it can worsen your situation but there's a point that you would be in debt in some casinos. There are a lot of things as an alternative to distraction as well as a source of money that are much more legal and better, I am not saying gambling is illegal but it is really open for everyone cause casinos don't care if you would put all your money in their casino as they would benefit more, even the government cause casino is one of the tax sources of them.

there was once a meth addict i know where we go to college together, the guy is composed and takes meth to study business law. the exam in business law is more of a scenario given by the professor and we are to give resolution. he studied hard for it, he seemed dedicated to his degree the last time i knew he worked in the government office.

named Darwin, if i just didn't deactivate my facebook i would have been chatting with him still. meth made him focus on his studies. it may have other effects on someone but to him, he uses it to his advantage. but an impulsive gambler + meth = homelessness.

There are many ways to avoid gambling addiction, such as, not borrowing money, avoiding friends who are addicted to gambling, not gambling beyond the limit and others, actually many things can be done to avoid addiction. But if they consider gambling as a source of money income it will be difficult because they already have confidence in gambling that will provide income for them, even though it can be sure that the wins and losses they get must be greater than the losses they get.
They should be able to gamble with common sense so as not to get addicted to gambling. Because if you are addicted to gambling, it seems difficult to recover from this gambling addiction. There will also be many harmful effects if they are addicted to gambling, one of which is the relationship in the family as you said that gambling can also trigger depression, anxiety disorders and even worse suicide, increase the risk of children to gamble when they grow up, also the family will experience tremendous stress, because financial problems are the main problems faced by every family if one of the family members is involved in gambling addiction then their finances will be difficult because just one person who is addicted to gambling can cause many problems in his family. Not to mention that they may commit crimes as you said in the beginning.

But doing drugs just for fun wouldn't be nice, would it? And that's the difference I'm talking about. Drugs are much more dangerous than slots. It's true that a gambling addicted person needs professional help to be cured, but there are cases when get off of the hook by their own, while with drug addiction it's never the case. It's very important to make a distinction between the two. We are promoting gambling sites here, but we would never promote heroin or crack.

Where I live there are a lot of drug addicts but less gambling addicts. Today I went a bit out of my area on one of my errands and while there I tried to listen to some discussions of drug addicts as well as gamblers. At first they were discussing the various local casinos and gambling there, and they were smoking, not realizing that they were taking drugs. All of the people who were talking to each other were drug addicts as well as involved in gambling. I realized from being there that addiction to drugs and gambling are two bad things. They had some other junior boys with them who would probably get addicted to drugs and gambling after a while. 

Drugs should be completely avoided and gambling can be played without becoming addicted to gambling.

both drug addiction and gambling are equally bad, there is nothing better or worse than these two types of addiction. as long as it's an addiction, it's bad.


what about the drug addict who buys tens of dollars of drugs when he has no money to rent a house? no one can judge that drug addicts are more responsible about money than gambling addicts. that addiction causes them to lose rationality and think logically. these addicts do not hesitate to waste money for their pleasure and do not think about managing their money anymore.

I agree with you completely.

Actually, I am currently living with someone who is struggling with his drug and gambling addiction. Unfortunately, he became worse when the pandemic happened which further made him really unstable to live with. Not only did his relationship with the family members became sour, he is slowly self-destructing himself with the society (e.g. lots of debts, etc.) as he is currently unemployed.

This is the reason on why I advocate for change and discipline. At the end of the day, everything is bad when it is too much. Gambling is not entirely bad- what makes it destructive is if the person cannot control his greed which can slowly transition to madness.

The adage says that anything in excess will never be good, that's why there are always certain limits that ensure that everything is not excessive. For example, I regulate myself by limiting my budget and time when gambling, then I make it an alarm for myself. When should we stop gambling, I think if it is done in a disciplined manner everything will be fine and it won't make us addicts.

Gambling addiction is difficult to cure and it is the same as drug addiction, which is why both of them, if done and used excessively, will experience it. It is true that gambling is not always bad as long as it is within certain limits, because gambling should be able to be entertainment for someone who is really looking for it. pleasure is not just money.

The drug addict does everything for a single dose. But mostly by themselves. Drug addict women easily turns into a prostitute. But they have less say on their family.
That again is not much different from to what extent gambling addict goes. But the suffering transfers to the family.
Drug addiction nearly destroys the person but gambling addiction have much larger effect on the whole family. Drug addiction could be easily identified unlike gambling one.
Hardcore gamblers would never define themselves as gambling addict unless they lose everything.

There are three escapes of a man when he gets a problem or is experiencing stress. These are gambling, women (sex) and getting drunk (drugs or alcohol). Of the three there is no better, because it has its own risks. when you gamble you will risk losing the money and wealth you have. When you choose to make comfort women your outlet for all the problems you are experiencing, then you will be at risk of HIV, hypothyroidism B and others, which are diseases that are difficult to cure. And when you choose to get drunk by consuming drugs or liquor, it will slowly damage your body and if you are addicted to drugs, not only will your body be damaged but your wealth will also run out, because the price of drugs is quite expensive.


And of these three things, it seems that gambling related to the impact is not too bad, but still if we play without good self-control, this gambling will become an activity that is very detrimental to us. Because it will cause significant risks.

Gambling is a drug itself (just like music). Two things people don’t tend to associate with being drugs, but they technically are. They both can/do alter brain chemistry just like traditional “drugs” and can be highly addictive. Personally I’d rather be addicted to gambling than crack. Gambling may make you go broke, but it’s not destroying your body as much as crack. Nor is it nearly as illegal in most places. Everything in moderation.

Sure everything in moderation. The problem is those hard drugs people are talking about here in this thread can easily make people addicted to them even with a single dose or taste. It is not like gambling or music, which one should need to progressibly partake in them to get seriously hooked. Actually, Crack is specially infamous because that specifical property it has to make people addicted in the first taste.

So, I agree with you. It is okey to enjoy things with moderation: alcohol, gambling, junk food, Sugar, coffee. But when comes to opioids and cocaine/crack, it is better just to stay the hell out/away from them.

Once you taste drugs like this, the people you are with you are going to be sticking it to their minds that you are among them and will always invite you whenever they party. It only takes one Yes to these kinds of people and you are hooked and part of the club.

If they are to add gambling to this kind of vice, it will just take less than an hour to turn a table game into a brawling to-combat fight for brains are already tweaked.

In my opinion, of course the two cases above will have a bad impact on them, of course their economy will definitely be disrupted. The effects of addiction will help them think illogically, of course it will lead them to crime to steal and channel back the effects of their addiction. You have taken the right steps to stop your addiction.

Cocaine or crack is a very dangerous drug and if you are addicted to it you will suffer if you don't use it and it can even cause death, and it is best to keep away or avoid it if you know someone who uses it.
And gambling using cocaine or crack is the same as asking for trouble, because cocaine can make users experience paranoia, hallucinations, panic, irritability and violence. And this will be chaos at the table that cannot be controlled.

Addiction is addiction. It does not matter how the mechanism of dysfunctional brain chemistry is triggered but the effects are what we call "addiction". Whether it was a drug or gambling addiction does not matter. The difference is physical. A drug addiction will literally bring your body into irreversible ruin and maybe even into death.

But again, not everyone who does drugs is a drug addict just like not everyone who gambles is a gambling addict.

It is important to make distinctions.

No doubt that's both drug and gambling addict are all bad, but if am to differentiate from both addiction, I think I will say that gambling addict are way better off that drug addict and trust me, I have seen both addicts up close as my locality is filled with both types of addict and sometimes I wonder what's been done to even tackle the issue and the most surprising part is that most of this addict are a comparison of both types which is drug and aslo a core drug abuse and believe this combination is way deadly than anything you can think of.

I don't think comparing drug addiction to gambling addiction is a good thing, though they are not advisable or recommendable to any one but comparing them is just not acceptable, reason I said so is, gambling addict doesn't necessarily mean someone who is gambling irresponsibly. However I have seen some gambling addict, who have turned gambling to their life career, and the interesting part is that most of the time they make a lot of wins, like in thousands of dollar. And most of these gamblers have built their houses from money they got from gamble, though some of their losses can be quite big as well. While on the other hand there is no gain from drug addiction, but rather they're just reducing their lifespan by first, damaging some organs in there body like lungs and liver.

Addiction is not being in control of an habit. It is a self-annihilating behaviour that makes you do things and be in situations that you normally would not. Unlike gambling, drug addiction is not normalize and anyone who is found with a drug can be jailed but no one will be locked up for gambling unless of course you become a threat to other gamblers in the casino and wants to cause a breakdown of law and order. Gambling addiction is easier to fix compare to drug addiction. I think drug addiction is worse because you can overdose on a drug and die but you cannot overdose on gambling and die.

Drug addiction is fatal if taken abusively, whereas, gambling addiction is only fatal to your financials.
You can easily get out of gambling if you do want to, however, hard to get out from drug addiction if your brain is already damaged by the drugs.
So yes, I can also say that drug addiction is worse than gambling. Your putting your life in a terrible and fatal situation.
But of course, do remember that both addiction is bad for you. You can gamble but should know your limits especially if you have financial problems.

Anything that do connects or mention about addiction which is really that connected to drugs or other correlated things then its never been that good to human body and it would really be just not affecting your financial
status but also the condition of your mind and body on which it might really be causing up that kind of permanent damage on which you might really be not be able to get 100% normal once again.
Drug addiction is something that you cant really be able to make yourself that deal with if you dont like to mess up your life and this is  why as much as possible then you should avoid it
if ever you do able to encounter.

Gambling addiction is much better on sense but its not actually recommended. Both things could wreck up  your finances but somewhat here on gambling you wont really be that putting your body
condition at stake and this is why i could say that its a little bit better but somewhat not really that recommendable also. Everything should really be in moderation then you should really be just that fine.

You're talking about the ways and means that people have to spend money, which is a false comparison really. If someone was addicted to crack, they had access to $200k and suddenly that was the cost of their next hit, then they would likely exchange that sum of money to meet their fix. Both can be devastating at the far end of the spectrum, but gamblers - unless they are super rich - don't find it easy to put together that sort of money, they're often scrambling together small amounts. Each addiction can spend equal amounts over a life time, but beyond the mental dependency there is actually physical withdrawal outcomes which are quite severe for a drug addict which may force them to take more extreme measures to earn enough money to make that condition subside.

In my opinion, all types of addiction are not good, whether it is illegal drug addiction, food addiction, gambling addiction. All of these have their own negative impact on the health of internal organs, mental and financial and what is worse is that diseases like the ones you mentioned will have fatal consequences for oneself therefore we must be able to avoid things that too excessive so as not to experience addiction because of all this type of addiction is definitely bad.

Drugs are a serious problem that cannot be compared with gambling because their uses are different and have different levels of risk, but they have something in common, namely that they are equally detrimental to oneself. Drug addiction is no better than gambling addiction @OP must be able to understand it wisely.

This is not a fair comparison, because crack heads do spend money on drugs too, the funny thing is they don't feel right in their system unless they take the drugs, and running out of drugs is something they can't live with, they would rather go broke than not have the drug in their system.

Maybe the crackheads you see, but crack heads can be much worse than addicted gamblers, been a drug addict is way scary, because it involves their health life style, they only way drugs running in their gains and nothing else, that's why you will see some of the turning into a stick and have massive loss of weight.

Drugs feels good for them than eating, so to me there is no different in addiction, it's something that's generally bad, what can you advice a crack head that he will listen to you? If he gets better the next them he will tell you that you never advice him, they easily lose their head due to the drugs but gamblers isn't this cruel to themselves, they only waste money on casino games.

It is obvious it cannot be controled and will only lead to suffering and probably to struggle financially, however, I am not sure if there would be any reputable casino out there which would allow their clients/gamblers to consume cocaine or crack while they are sat by a table. It pretty much sounds like breaking the ettiquete of gambling, not even mention authorities would likely get involved and investigate the establishment (the first thing that comes to mind if the casino itself selling those drugs).

I have always gotten the impression both cocaine and crack are illegal and social drugs, so I am not sure I could picture a lonely gambler taking those drugs while gambling on their desktop. I have never dealt with people who take those things and I do not wish to or find out by myself.

We don't really have to choose which addiction is the worst of the two, addiction isn't something to be taken lightly depending on how we perceive the degree that it destroys someone on a physical and mental level because all addictions are a bad thing that needs addressing and all of them deserve the same type of help. Seeing people telling that one addiction is worse than the other or vice versa is upsetting to me because we're putting a lower priority on the other addicts because we keep doing this kind of classification. Regards to what they do with this issue, it's basically nothing because no one's making significant changes to stuff in any countries out there and a lot of people still think that they don't deserve help or to go back to the society as a productive member of it, we don't like to admit it but we're all thinking it, that we should not help these addicts to go back, if there's any measure created to deal with this issue then we would've seen the effects already.

Anything good has its own limit and when you over do it, they have their own bad effects and we know how entertaining the gambling can be and the same time dangerous if you over do it but I'm not sure if there is any benefits of doing drugs, there is nothing that you will say about drugs that is beneficial to man but gambling has in some degree if you utilize it in a very good manners. I don't understand why the comparison of gambling and drugs in the first place despite that gambling has addiction, it's not a close fair comparison in my opinion.


A drug addict hardly think like a normal human being because they are been influence by the the substances they take but gambling person usually are in there right senses just that they are been fanatics with the too much gambling effects, more like intoxicated behavior that don't give them proper judgement when it comes to decision. Gambling addiction and drug addiction don't comes close, I bet you have not seen a correction center for gambling addicts but we have many of them for drug addicts.

I doubt there are any fanciful difference between the two, they are both bad in their different ways nothing to prefer one over the other. I have also seen drug cracks sell off their valued properties and items in a very cheap prices just to get hign and stay high just because they couldn't hold it when the desire flamed. Worst still hard  drugs destroys the internal organs and system of the body gambling doesn't go that far, it only play with your head. Drugs kills faster than gambling can kill an addictive victim, notwithstanding both deviant ain't anything to prefer one over the other trying to make one seem good when none is in any sense.

Gambling addiction or drug addiction can both be terrible for a person but gambling addiction is comparatively better than drug addiction. Drugs not only destroy the addict but also destroy the entire family. Gambling addiction may be easy to get out of, but drug addiction is much harder to get out of. If gambling is played properly then there is a possibility of making money from it but only bad side of drugs you can't find a good side of drugs. As long as a drug addict continues to use drugs, he will kill himself. If gambling can be played with self control then gambling can certainly create good chances for a gambler but even a small amount of drug use is very harmful for us. We must stay away from drugs as well as control gambling.

When talking about addiction, regardless of what you are into, both won't gave you positive results but instead get you into trouble. Majority of addicts in the society is comprised of 70% in gambling while 30% in drugs. I might be wrong but that is what I have observed here in my place. That crackhead you mentioned was literally correct about his choice but was still wrong on the other hand. Though the damage could be the same in the long run.

Some other scenarios say that someone who is a gambling addict states that they are lucky not to be addicted to drugs, besides damaging health it is also illegal because of the abuse that can end up worse, like the undead.

There is nothing better between the addiction problems of either gambling or drugs, the issue of the amount of money spent, in drugs depends on what kind of drugs are used, because the price varies quite a lot depending on the type, as well as gambling, so I think there is no better element if you look at each of the two.
So the scary thing about both of them is the addiction" not the type, including other addictions because it is excessive which can make someone worse if they have an "addiction".

All of this just seems to want to justify addiction, that addictions other than gambling are much better even though all addictions are the same, they are equally damaging to people who are addicted and will also have a bad impact on their health and family because people who are addicted can do anything to keep it going to fulfill all these desires and when no more money can be used then crime is what we often see.
So we cannot justify any addiction because all types of addiction will bring destruction to the person who is addicted, even gambling sites have warned about the dangers of addiction on their websites.

The problem of addiction to gambling, drugs or alcohol has become a serious problem in many countries, so those who have not experienced it must always be careful not to fall into the trap of people who are already addicted. This is difficult to cure, especially if they have become seriously addicted because it requires more things to be able to make them aware and admit that he has an addiction. But perhaps no one knows the percentage number, and it requires more research to find out the exact number. All these addictions can have fatal consequences for health, mental health and finances, so we really have to be able to avoid them, and if we still want to gamble, we really have to be able to control ourselves well.

Even if there are some nuances among the different kind of addictions, like being addicted to an illegal substance, a legal one, or a behavioral addiction, it is true that at the end of the day all of them entail the same risks.

As people can destroy their health and finances with whatever addiction they have acquired, with this in mind it is important to not justify them in any way or form, otherwise people may believe there are types of addiction that are more benign and that are preferable over other addictions, something that is not true as all addictions regardless of their nature are undesirable.

We survived by providing the important mails for our jobs. Seriously chasing the bag and not minding any business with anybody that doesn't involved payment slip. A person can be addictive to different sectors of things he or she gets engaged, it can be either drugs, music or gambling which I regard to become the very worst set of gamblers, these people have nothing to give other than thinking or having fantasy of the good lifestyle with well stable mainstream of cool cash and not some random chances which shouldn't be settle for any longer.

Well, we have to be clear about something, in our life we will always have many things to experience, and many things to experience, that is, we will come across people who cannot show us certain things, certain activities that cannot be twisted, or they want to twist us, The key to all this is knowing how to make decisions and knowing how to say no, sometimes we, in order not to be poorly educated, let ourselves be fooled by certain eventualities from friends, family, anything from them, and we don't know how to say no, and that can bring us problems in every aspect, for example if I say no to drugs I protect myself, maybe for the friend who offers it to me I look like a fool, but what? There is no problem, we are still people with the power of decision and that is something that cannot be taken away because we are owners of our actions, and we are also too old to assume the consequences that lead to our decisions.

Having all these concepts very clear, we can decide what is best for us, sometimes saying no can save our lives, also everything that involves money, we should not make decisions lightly, because if we lose, who will pay for it? the casino? No, the casino is not to blame for our decisions, for that reason there are many people who think that addicted people are the fault of the casinos and it is not like that, because the casinos are just businesses, companies, business models, where Basically things have to be done based on what we all seek to have, it is a business where people obviously have to win, we as players decide how much money to put into the game, when and what games, because no one forces us, if we enter A casino is because we want to, because we decide so, because we want to have fun, and if we enter with the wrong idea thinking that the casino is a secure income, the same system will show us that this is not the case.

There's nothing to doubt about the fact that the advanced mode of being an addicted gambler is when they transcend to a crackhead gamblers, in this stage, the worst have been achieved, this is why it's very necessary to make sure that we should avoid every forms of unnecessary gambling attitudes that could get us addicted or misbehave from the normal way we should gamble, getting ourselves toxicated will do us no good than affecting our normal mental sense of reasonings.

There are many people who gamble only for fun but after becoming addicted to gambling cannot be stopped. I used to gamble just for fun at first but later it got me addicted. Not only gambling, people are addicted to many things but the habit of losing money is an exception, because when there is a shortage of money then people change their behavior. However no one is forcing you to gamble or even befriending you, so gambling is your personal ritual and you can spend your money anywhere.

People are simply divided into two types in their attitude to both finances and their personal life. Someone likes excessive risk, does not take care of himself and the people around him, and someone considers every cent and values himself and others. Naturally, both of these types may be interested in gambling. Even if the first type will get into gambling addiction, it is likely he will be able to get rid of it, the second type is unlikely to be able to get rid of gambling addiction and will do things that will lead to a sad ending. In fact, a lot depends on our character and perception of life.

We have lesser individuals gambling for fun, this days all individual care abou is earning, how they can make money from what they're doing and gambling is one of them which is also why we have a higher rate of addicts then before because they're getting more addicted as they try to chase after money from gambling. If you're looking for money, gambling is probably the worst thing that you should be doing as more people lose money than making money.

If you gamble for entertainment, you'll enjoy gambling more and can do it without been afraid of losing and this will make you very confident of the bets that you're placing which can make you to win more games than before. Just like the rich individuals that gamble without overthinking, if we start doing the same thing, we'll be making profits without thinking about it and making our minds to be obsessed with making money from gambling and turning into addicts.

I agree with that. I know that most people say that gambling addiction is the worst but that's not the reality, a gambling addict might get broke and lose everything because of their addiction but they will at least be physically fit and active and won't be sick or something if they don't get to gamble. But when a drug addict doesn't get to take drugs, they can't eat food, they can't sleep, they start feeling anxious and they will have pain in most parts of their body.

I say that because I see drug addicts in front of me every day, and there are drug addicts who I know who aren't in that much bad situation but they still have the same things. They can't eat food if they don't do drugs, they can't even go to the toilet and take a shit with peace if they don't take drugs first.

One way or another, money should bring, among other things, pleasure. For some people it is fun to save money, and for others it is fun to spend money. Gambling is designed to bring a certain kind of pleasure. The main thing is that the loss should not be more than the amount allocated for the game

Great point! That's what I think too. Of course, there are other activities that can unstress you, like playing some sport games or just working out, and for some people it's writing and for others it's watching good movies, but you are right, gambling, sex and intoxication are the strongest, and gambling is probably the safest of them all. It's not suitable for kids, and not suitable for adults who thinks like 12 y.o. kids, that's what must be kept in mind though.

I have tried both of these things, but I don't think addiction will completely happen, but in my opinion, with drugs it will ruin lives faster. According to scientific research, dopamine is released faster when people use drugs, but basically, if we are an addict, it will almost lead us to many mistakes in life.

Maybe a gambling addict will need a lot of time to destroy his life. I have also witnessed many cases in life where they are like ignorant people, immersed in the feeling of wealth from making money.

After all, once addicted, it is difficult for them to have a chance to do it again, so those objects are always seen as an image that helps us realize the wrong things in life. And sometimes I also think the cause is due to life circumstances when an individual is not brave enough to escape, and they are controlled and blamed for the causes.

Spend what you can afford to lose. This works for those who can control themselves. But I doubt it works for a crackhead. If there's money they are drooling to buy their cocaine or any kind of substance that will make them high. It's way different than how it is with gambling. Somehow a gambler is trying to win against the house which takes an enormous amount of money and effort but he ain't drooling to inject something into his body.
Both do need money to spend but in drugs, there's a chance you will become a pest to society because they are not getting anything from the cracks that they buy. There's no tax in it, unlike the gambling industry which pays a hefty amount just so they can continue their business. I do hate drug addicts more because most of them are prone to doing bad things, unimaginable things and I've seen a lot of it. Gambling addicts on the other hand, just sit in one position and they will have mood swings when they lose but I have never seen one who will kill because they are high in gambling.

In the sense that it means gambling activities can only be carried out by people who are capable, the word capable that I mean is not financially capable, because I believe that everyone can make money every day, as long as he wants to work and try. The word capable is talking about a person's ability to control gambling activities and their finances. Also his ability to increase the possibility that he can get a win in his gambling activities.

When it comes to exercise, I always do it because it is part of my needs, so that my physical health can be maintained. And to maintain my mental health, I must have an activity that can express my emotions when I experience stress, one of which is gambling. And why do most men use gambling as a place to vent their emotions and frustrations? because most men find it very difficult to express their sadness, annoyance and emotions. The thing is different with a woman, she can easily express her sadness, annoyance and emotions. Where when he is sad he can express it by crying, and when he is upset he can express it by venting or telling his friends or going shopping, and when he is emotional he can easily express his emotions by getting angry at his partner. Meanwhile, a man finds it very difficult to express this, so in the end he expresses this through his hobby, namely gambling.

Hi, friend! You told a very interesting story that may surprise people who are far from this and are not familiar with such things.
You talked about drug addicts and people suffering from gambling addiction. I would like to remind you of another type of people who are drug addicts with a severe gambling addiction. All the money they have for a short time they spend on games.
I don’t know what is stronger, I only know that God can really help. These are not fairy tales, this is the truth.
Anyway, thanks for the story and good luck

Gambling can also ruin a person's life. There are many examples of what a person experiences when he has not gambled and after he gambles. Before gambling, a person had a better life. But after getting to know gambling, a person's life experiences a decline and changes from the previous one. He had nothing left because he had to sell his belongings to fulfill his passion for gambling. And it can happen quickly, especially when a person does not have good self-control, which makes him do everything in a short time.

But whatever his addiction, he can change his life from good to bad even if he doesn't recognize what has happened to him. He only saw that he no longer had anything, and even his life had changed drastically compared to before. That is if he has the awareness to see the changes, but most addicts cannot see the changes. That's because he will get deeper into his addiction, making it difficult for him to heal.

Good for you that you learned something but for me, we can't generalized things here because it's depend on how those people who involved in either drugs or gambling being responsible at their actions. The pressure is also not the same in drugs and gambling, wherein you can't expect that the former is risking their lives that's why you see them as more a bit of responsible than those gamblers.

In my conclusion, whether they are drug addicts or worst gambling addicts, let's hope that someday they will soon take the right path.

That's right, drugs will destroy our lives faster. Because when you're addicted to drugs, you won't have any luck here. It just ruins our lives. I agree that gambling will gradually ruin our lives if we become addicted. Indulging in gambling will disrupt his life. He may lose his job, and his family members will stay away.
But there is still luck in gambling if he is a heavy gambler. Luck was with him, and he won big. I would like to ask, will people say he is addicted to gambling and shun him? We will learn lessons. Or feel like we should try our luck?

Gambling is more addicting, I think. I’m saying this because I believe that a drug addict who starts hanging around the right people may not want to take drugs cause he either doesn’t feel like it (based the company) or maybe it doesn’t come to his mind. But a gambler? Many gamblers are fueled by greed, so it’s not surprising if they bring out their phones almost anywhere just to book a game or load their favorite gambling site so they can play and win more money. It’s just my opinion though, and I know very well that drug can be intensive, but the number of people who gamble are more than that who do drugs… gambling is simpler yet easily accessible.

Money can indeed bring pleasure, but there are some people who can get pleasure not from things they have to pay dearly for, there are even people who have spent a lot of their money but they don't necessarily get the pleasure they want, indeed It is true that gambling was created to get certain pleasure in the games that have been provided, but if we cannot control ourselves in the game then we will be played by the winnings and a lot of our money will be used up playing the game.

maybe what you mean is a gambler who spends a lot of money just to chase his losses so he can't feel the sensation of pleasure in betting because his mind is focused on the loss, is my understanding correct?
In this condition, it seems that it is only about the mindset of each gambler, when gamblers who only spend small amounts of money with the intention of gambling are looking for fun, trying their luck, of course they can enjoy every betting session, whether they win or lose, they can always laugh because for these gamblers, even if they lose it is a funny thing to make a mistake in betting.
while gamblers who spend a lot of money have the thought of immediately going to the casino with a large budget to chase previous losses, of course they will never feel happy even though they get a win, they still feel dissatisfied with the win they got because they haven't achieved their previous losses and when they lose, this gambler tend to be more emotional without having joy in their hearts.

money always brings pleasure and can be used for anything as long as we have the intention to have fun, but money can bring destruction as long as we have the intention for bad things such as chasing losses or following addictions and in the end losing money and only getting regrets.

I think the community will not abandon anyone, but that addict is choosing to stay away from everyone. I know some groups of people whose behavior is so interconnected from a gambling point of view, it is difficult for them to communicate with people outside their nongambling train of thought. It can be agreed that some people have a lucky chance to win, but will that person be alert enough to escape or will they continue to lose even more money and the end result will still be a ruin?
As I expressed before, addiction is a cognitive distortion. If you are lucky enough to receive help to get rid of it, and more importantly, the addicts themselves also need to understand the mistakes they have made.

Gambling is an activity that uses money to gain pleasure. But even though they have used a lot of money, they won't feel satisfied if they haven't won. And it will be different from the purpose of gambling, where gambling is used by people to get pleasure and not to get winnings. For them, winning is a bonus that comes to those who are lucky so they will stop gambling once they have enough. When gambling, a person must have self-control so as not to be trapped by the temptation of gambling, which can make them lose more money. Only with self-control will we know when to stop gambling so that we will not lose a lot of money.

But it still depends on their goal, whether they are really looking for fun or really to make money. A gambler who is really looking for fun, so they don't care about the outcome of losing or winning, will still enjoy it.
In contrast to those who are looking for money who will clearly only be able to get enjoyment and satisfaction if they succeed in winning, these two conditions are very different and cannot be equated.
And it true that the real definition of gambling is for fun, not to make money, so people who have the goal of having fun will consider winnings to be just bonus for return on what they have lost.
But unfortunately, most gamblers only think about winning and making money, they really don't really understand the appropriate approach to take when gambling.
This is why many cases occur, such as suicide or even gamblers who experience mental stress and have problems getting into debt because they only chase winnings and in the end they lose big.

It's like exchanging money for fun, that's how it should be, so just bringing a small budget I think is enough to make you feel good. And on the other hand for those gamblers who always spend a lot of money to bet I think their goal is not to seek pleasure but on the contrary, they come with the aim of earning, so they are always often involved by making deposits again when they lose.

Exactly, winning is basically just a bonus for your dedicated involvement in the activity, and the name of the prize in any case is profit - profit, so it makes no sense if you come with the aim of always getting the prize in question. Misunderstanding leads people astray in gambling, and that's what makes them suffer a lot of losses instead of getting wins, there's no other way if you don't want to suffer such losses again than to justify your point of view on gambling, and after that I'm sure you will have no trouble in applying some limits there for prevention.

Which one of those OPs have you experienced as having an addiction? Is it gambling or drug-tasting? Aren't they just as damaging to our personalities and the family we have or friends close to us? So, that means I don't choose between those two.

Yes, I gamble, but I don't want to get addicted to it; it's really just a hobby, especially the use of drugs. It's illegal in any country we go to, so why would I even try it if I know it's bad for our bodies?

When those that are addicted exclude anyone that does not have the same condition, that is when their situation can take a turn for the worse, and that is because when interacting with people that are not addicted they can at least compare themselves to them and see a big difference on their behaviors, and understand this way that what they are doing is wrong.

However if everyone else around you is also an addict and they are engaging on the same behaviors, those behaviors not only become normal but even desirable, and someone in that situation will find it very difficult to escape from their addiction.

A gambler looking for victory will not stop gambling easily and will keep trying until they can win. They need to realize that to win some money, they have to sacrifice a lot of money first. However, if they realize this, they will not want to experience defeat and will reduce their gambling activities. But most gamblers like that want to avoid understanding the conditions and keep trying to chase victory.

But those who are just looking for fun can really position themselves well in using gambling because they realize that they only want to get pleasure from gambling and not chase the winnings. When people have experienced a lot of losses, they should be able to realize their mistakes and not try to continue gambling, let alone gambling more often than before. They must immediately start reducing their gambling activities before things turn bad and they cannot save their money. Yes, they should really learn from other people's experiences that gambling is not something that can be expected to make money because gambling is just for fun.

Yes, preparing a certain amount of money to gamble is enough for us to get pleasure from gambling. But unfortunately, many gamblers forget their limits when playing gambling so they will continue to deposit more money in pursuit of winning. If they were willing to learn self-control and not see gambling as a place to make money, they would not want to try so hard to win from gambling because it is difficult to obtain.

Getting a win is a bonus for lucky gamblers so we can't force ourselves to get lucky so we can win. If there is understanding in gambling, people will not get lost in gambling and they can consider gambling as entertainment rather than a place to make money. If that could happen, there would be many cases of losing money that people could avoid and would only gamble with enough money.

Yes, it's just that this discussion raises the comparison between gambling addicts and drug addicts, which in my opinion cannot be equated like that, because drug addicts can still be cured even though it is difficult because they can go through rehabilitation to cure them and of course it takes a long time to recover completely. Likewise, being addicted to gambling is not easy to cure because it also takes time.

But that doesn't mean that the treatment is the same for both. I also won't go near drugs because it won't be good for my body. Also, gambling should only be done to the extent that it's not too excessive because anything excessive is the beginning of addiction itself, as long as you can limit gambling, I'll make sure. we can avoid addiction, my advice is also never study with a drug addict

Yyep, and there's nothing wrong with that in my opinion. If it makes you relaxed after a hard day, do it mate. Just don't go over the board, don't break your limits, and you will never become addicted. With drugs, on the hand, it's not like this. You can take heroin or crack little by little and become addicted one day totally unexpectedly.

Yes, and whether you believe it or not, I have seen people on the internet, citizens of the United States of America who believe that in order to fully defeat the cartels and decrease their economical power a new set of drugs are supposed to be legalized and normalized in that country. I have read them to say cocaine should be legal in the United States in the same manner marihuana has been legalized. Even though I can agree the war on drugs has mostly been a failure, I don't believe allowing those kind of substances to circulate for recreational purposes is the solution, even if the government guaranteed the purity of them and also applied taxation on it's purchase.
We could also argue that even if Cocaine gets legalized on the USA, criminals will just move onto other more addictive substances to continue to fill their accounts.

If people can already develop very serious problems from their bad gambling behaviors, I don't even want to imagine what would happen if drugs like crack and cocaine become more widespread and easy to access to the general public. Because the legalization would imply an increase of offer and hence and decrease of price in a very short period of time.
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A good dependency comparison. At the same time, they are different. The fact is that an addict suffers from drugs, and in fact, if he stops taking them, he will stop being an addict. But with gambling addiction, everything is much more complicated. And at the same time, I want to say that I consider it a huge mistake when both drug addicts and gambling addicts are placed in the same clinics. An addict will never stop having the desire to gamble, he can only take control of himself and keep his distance from gambling. But unfortunately, you will never understand for sure whether such a person has got rid of addiction, because he can lie.

Any type of addict will never admit he is an addict. He would rather claim himself innocent. Sometimes he will pretend that he is not addicted in any way. Also, a common denominator among addicts is that they tend to be liars. They often lie. But if the gambler can truly be freed from his addiction by his good effort, it  he will not become addicted if he gambles again. I have seen addicted gamblers who were addicted at one point and then returned to normal gambling life but they also changed a lot during this time. But agreed with your thought that there are many instances of gamblers claiming to be non-addicts even though they are addicted.

It is often mentioned that when a person goes through that experience they change to such a degree that those that knew them well are unable to recognize them anymore, as they do things they never even thought their former selves would do.

This is because they are so into their addiction that they will do anything just to keep it going for a little bit longer, and this includes lying or even stealing from their friends and family members.

You can't really say that with an absolute certainty because addiction if I recall boosts your dopamine receptors which increases through pleasure and when something be it drugs or gambling or porn that gives you some pleasure and it's a constant exposure then you're more likely to increase your need for that dopamine which in turn makes you crave it even more. I would say that drugs are more addicting though, anything that affects your body chemically and physically has more grip on you compare to gambling which is more on the mental side, if you think that I'm lying, do try heroin or crack and see if you'll be able to stop after just one taste. I mean those that have been hospitalized and have been administered some sort of opioid are craving it after recovering that's why medical professionals are careful at administering them to patients because they're addicting.

There is no reason to say who is better or not because crack heads and gambling addicts are both bad. They are addicts who have lost their minds and no longer care how they spend the money they have just to fulfill their addiction. This type of person will only think about their addiction first compared to their other needs, they will even not hesitate to not eat compared to not gambling/drugs.
That's why we can't learn anything from people like that because they don't deserve it, especially when it comes to managing finances.

That is the true attitude of gambling addict and of course they do not want other people to think badly of the addiction they are experiencing, even now all types of addiction have really had significant impact on everyone development.
They claim that they are fine because they are not aware of the bad impacts in the future and they will only be able to think and regret when they have experienced destruction that really cannot be resolved easily.
Talking about gambling addicts and drug addicts, actually these two types of addiction are very different and have different side effects, on average, drug addicts will feel anxiety and thoughts that are truly like crazy.
Moreover, drug addict will be much more dangerous than gambling addict because this is not about finances and mental health but damaged brain nerves and health.
I will respect and feel more sympathy for gambling addicts than drug addicts.

In gambling addiction, there are still various efforts that can be made in order to truly recover and leave gambling altogether and of course what they say, even if it is lie, is also intended so that there are no bad views or conversations about him.
Moreover, apart from gambling having negative impacts, there are also several positive impacts that can be studied.

Gambling addicts will never admit that they are addicted to gambling. The other persons, those who are near to them, have to make them realize that they are doing excessive gambling and it can be very harmful for them in the future, otherwise the person who is gambling addict will never know about it.

I will say that it is our responsibility that we help our gambling friends who are in a difficult situation, who are losing a lot of money due to excessive gambling but they are not aware that they are gambling addicts and also they do not know how to get rid from this problem.

Gambling addiction may seem a very small issue but in fact, it is something very serious, especially for those who are affected by it. Only those who are involved in it know how much difficult it is to control themselves and also to control their emotions and then face the family's feelings about them on losing money and all such social problems

Yes, an addict no longer cares about what is around him and only gets deeper into his addiction. They will not want to do things outside of what they often do because they feel no interest in other things. That's why they also don't think about what would happen to them if all their wealth was used up for gambling, so they had nothing left to survive on. People who have experienced the pleasure of gambling games will postpone other things and consider them not important to them. They will prioritize gambling more than doing other things or activities, even though if they want to do it, they can start reducing their gambling activities. If they can reduce their gambling activities, they will see that what they are doing in gambling is actually not good and they should end it immediately before things get even worse. But we also can't force them to move or even stop them from gambling because they will only think we are disturbing them from gambling.

I don't think it's actually a good comparison though.. there are more similarities than differences IMHo; peeps that are into drugs don't even have that time to invest in anything else rather than drugs... They always want to feel the intensity of every stimulant, without having any expectations moneywise... But gambling isn't the same. The expectations are usually high and everytime they wager again, it's always because they feel there's an opportunity to win... I seen so many saying y'all wager just for fun; but I bet most peeps with this mindset also have some keen interest on hitting a jackpot sooner or later.

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Either of both aren't good but if one was to take a pick, it will be with repsect to what one prioritises. The gambling is a disaster when it comes to addiction. Your finances don't exist as long as you are an addict. So it affects more of your economy than health but if you have a thing for health then drugs may just not be a good option, better stay with gambling.

What's the point killing your brains and becoming a shadow of yourself with drugs when you can decide to gamble and stay healthy.

I consider what a user prioritises before making a choice but in all, don't pray to be neither.

yes, that's right, addiction to gambling or drugs is both equally bad, and I learned from this addiction that it has unbelievably bad impacts, both have impacts that can destroy lives, gambling addiction can make someone financially destroyed where they won't care about what they do. When they do this, even though it is detrimental to them, they will still do it because they are addicted to it, which is something that is attached to them and makes them unable to leave this activity.

People who are addicted to gambling tend to prioritize this addiction over other more important things, such as their basic daily needs. They can ignore many more useful things just because the gambling they do is detrimental to themselves where they will not find the pleasures of a good life because their minds only think about gambling and gambling.

You make a point but I still think that people fall more for gambling than for drugs. Drugs don’t actually make everyone want more of it. It is possible for an individual to have a taste of it and never wants it again (emphasis on “possible” though). I understand that these drugs can give you some extra boost and all of that but do you know that people are so addicted to gambling that they sell their properties just to have the money to gambling. Many of them gamble even when they know they’ll lose, but they do it regardless because they are just addicted. So, gambling has really deep extent too. 

It is important for the player to forget, to experience a rush of andrenaline and a feeling of euphoria. They are ready to pay almost any price for this. Therefore, the words of reason do not work on them - they fall into a stupor and become almost blind. Their thirst to get some winnings only increases with each loss

True. Pretty much a fabricated story to make it seem as though gambling addicts have it worse than those who are under the influence of mind-numbing drugs which I can't really speak much about since for one, I'm not an addict, and I don't have a degree in psychology that would be vital in determining which one's worse. But yeah, posts like these make it seem as though it's going to be better if you just got addicted to crack than if you would've been a gambling addict, which couldn't be true.

You don't need to compare apples to oranges OP, crackheads are a different breed of addicts and they can't be compared to those with gambling addictions, since their attachment to their addiction's more on the chemical side which is hard to relinquish. I say next time, post more meaningful and honest takes rather than making one community look worse than they really are, especially when you're comparing one evil to another which is the case for your "crackhead vs gambling addict discussion or whatever"

Among all of the addictions then i could say that dealing up with substances or drugs is always been the riskiest. You arent really just destroying your finances but also it is really that destroying
your body or shall we say that in overall that it could affect someones life mentally and physically and this is why it would really be just that right that you should really be avoiding it at all cost.
Some could be able to do so but there are people who do really get caught with such addiction on which it did really cause up that huge problem into your life.
Be sensible into the things that you've been doing because if you put up yourself on such condition then it would really be that hard to get out. This is why you should really be that careful.

As long as they can accept all the things they will get from gambling, they will not feel disappointment or other bad feelings. They are aware that when gambling, they will lose, and they have to be prepared for that so they don't need to gamble excessively. By always disciplining themselves in gambling, they can still enjoy gambling and can also win if they are really lucky.

Unfortunately, when someone gets too deep into gambling, they cannot control themselves well because there is a feeling of wanting to get back the money they have lost in gambling. This is what triggers them to become gambling addicts because the desire to recover their losses will become greater and they cannot control that feeling. Finally, they will lose self-control because their ego has taken over their minds. They want to recover their losses and chase win if they can win a little money.

That's right. Well, not to be a hypocrite but I do feel the same way even though I am not a gambling addict. With each loss I want my money back, I always think about one more bet until I find myself depleting my balance. But when that time comes, I rest. I think the better part of gambling online is if you don't have the means to deposit money anymore. I have cash but I don't like going to the store just to deposit it and also I don't like the idea of using my digital wallet to deposit. What is saved in my country's currency will stay that way. I won't go to lengths and effort to put it online so I can buy cryptocurrencies and then gamble it.
Unlike those crackheads who always have the means to buy their drugs because most of them are bought thru cash. It's easy to exchange online money to cash but it's difficult to buy online money using our cash. I hope I said it right and not confusing.
Even now, people are having a hard time putting money online unless there's a digital wallet that supports that feature. But a person who will deposit will also think twice to do it because of the damn transaction fees that are so high recently. So, I think gamblers are still safe, better than being a crackhead.

Yeah, and I think most of us are having that kind of thinking that if we loss in gambling, there's an urge feeling that we want to play again so that we can get our money back without thinking what will be the consequences of our actions. As you've said, one good thing about online gambling is that when you don't have money on your online banks, you weren't able to deposit money for gambling unlike traditional gambling wherein if you have a cash on hamd, you were able to play as long as you want, but sometimes even if a person don't have money online, they will really go out of their way just to gamble.

Well I think that all of us have always seen things from the normal point of view to accept that things when they try to do things differently in the game can be the most normal, I also when I started playing because it was obvious that I would lose and if , I wanted to repeat until I could win, and that is something that we as people can do and feel, when I played and lost more than 1mBTC because I lost control because I bet more and more and what I did was lose, I was falling into the game And I didn't have in mind that this game will always have the house advantage and that was something that I didn't understand well, because he really knew that with our abilities we were capable of being better than that, but no, because it is programmed and that reason is that we will always have the best to offer in this order of ideas, we as players must be more aware people and say that if we run out of money, that's where all the fun ends and nothing to do.

When I lost everything and was left empty-handed it was tough, because at that moment was when I felt I had to do things better, I reflected on my Mistakes and learned to bet little by little to obtain small results and those results would Accumulate, of course. It was my way of learning much more, everything came to my mind and I could see it Clearly , I knew at what moment was when I should have retired with some money, or at least go play the next day so that things would work out for me. better, but it is something that I did not agree to do, but anyway when I had some money or that I deposited it myself, it was something that I had to give it everything, of course it was something that I decided to do Myself , however when I told myself that things were going to go much further than normal because I had to do it better and I had to start doing it differently, it was most likely that I would try Different ways of playing to find my Luck.

We should just let go of wanting to gamble again if we lose because it will not always work according to our expectations. The fear is that we will only experience greater disappointment because we will experience more and more defeats. As gamblers who already have little experience in gambling, we must be able to stop these thoughts so that we don't want to gamble anymore, and we should immediately rest before our emotions are also affected by that desire. Those who are used to gambling online will know what they have to do, especially if they don't have money in the online bank. They can handle situations that are difficult because they have previous experience.

It's a big question what would happen if all drugs were legalized, but from what I know prohibition is not the answer. Same with gambling. If it was illegal in all countries it wouldn't mean people would stop gambling. Hardly. Rather they would find ways to gamble on the dark web, or in some shady places situated in the dark alleys. I'd even say you make something more attractive to some people when you ban it.

It’s shortsighted to say that legalizing would increase supply and then reduce price and that’s it
In reality it happened before that places legalized it and ended up seeing less use
But it’s not only about that but about reducing the war on drugs which is pure stupidity on a game that will never finish and also have better quality controls which will make drug use safer for those who want to use it

Though, we must be aware that gambling and hard drugs are not supposed to be handled or liberalized in the same way, because even though both of them can develop addictions in any person, they cause different kinds of dependence on those who partake in their consumption.
Anyone of us can gamble for some time and lose some money, move on without life without chasing losses and we will be fine as if nothing has occurred, at the best we could say we learnt a lesson from lossing some bucks the the casino and not running behind those bucks.
On the other hand, drugs like cocaine and crack are a different story, consuming the minimum doses to get high and even only once can trigger a powerful addiction on anyone.

One thing is try to trick someone to gamble when they are not completely sure it is okey, but tricking someone to do the same with drugs, it quickly elevates the gravity of the situation and possible crime committed. I think it would be matter of time before someone started to spike other's drinks with that garbage.

OP the guy made the story look so scary, I would have appreciated it if he explained what actually happened because I don't think that they can be locking someone because he is an addict in gambling, in most cases I have seen or heard is only drug addicts they lock like that, you should understand that drug is a substance that sends signal to the brain and trigger it to either perform in a way that makes it to misbehave, but gambling does not warrant people to lock anyone inside because people see gambling as a social activity, op I don't concur that gambling is more addictive than drugs.

The brain by itself also produces similar substances to the illegal drugs people get addicted to, meaning that in theory a person can get addicted to anything if the wrong circumstances surround them.

However any form of addiction is incredibly scary since people will do all kind of things in order to keep their addiction going, and this includes all kind of crimes as well, so I think it is pointless to think about which addiction is worst than the others as any single one of them can and given the chance will wreck your life.

I absolutely agree with you, my friend. Hard drugs and gambling must not be in the same category with respect to the potential harm they may cause. Imagine two blokes meet, one is a hard drugs addict and another one is a coder. And the latter says: "Man, why are doing that to yourself?" And the drug addict replies: "Well, I heard you gamble. Don't be the pot calling the kettle black, you know". I mean, c'mon!

Well. If we are honest, it is quite of difficult in the current state of societies around the world not to judge others, regardless of how bad our personal situation is compared to them. But leaving that to one side, it catches my attention how hard drugs like cocaine and crack many times end up being mixed with gambling, specially amount the rich and their luxurious private parties. Not that I am rich or I have been invited to those celebrations, I assume it is that way because some leaked footage I have seen of those events where people engage in both alcohol/cocaine consumption and also gambling.
I don't know, to me it is like a big exaggeration for anyone to do such things at the same time, I doubt someone could do that in a regular basis and yet continue to keep their status, it is the kind of mixture of habits would could easily drain anyone's  pockets.

I have associated rather the consumption of crack-cocaine to gamblers who have reached rock bottom and cannot feel any positive feeling without the aid of those forms of base cocaine.

Op, i think drugs addiction are more dangerous than gambling addiction. People who are addicted in gambling, just want to have money and that's why they gambling. Sometime they inject more money to recover previous loss but when a mentality fit people can realize that, he can't beat the gambling or can't make money from it for long then he might start job or business and can change his life. But drugs addiction is different. After addicted, anything can't stop themselves from taking drugs. Even happiness, money or anything else can't help them except rehab where a organization force him not to take drugs. Gamblers can be changed anytime but it'll be so hard to change a drugs addicted people. And I don't understand how a crack head can maintain & become responsible than other when he actually don't know what is he doing most of the time?!  I think durgs addiction is complex

Those rich folks is another story entirely. They can do drugs and gamble simultaneously and nothing bad will happen to them in the end because they have enough money to cover their losses and to go to some expensive rehabilitation clinic. Let's not worry about them. But for regular folks like us both gambling and drug addiction can be a big problem and we must watch out.

While I completely agree with you we are supposed to take care of ourselves and not to think too much on the habits of those who have much money to gamble and do drugs at the same time. I am not convinced that someone with money to spare could go away with gambling and hard drugs without suffering very serious consequences to their health and their finances, we are talking about a powerful mixture of addictions, after all.
Anyways, I could understand someone being an average person going by trying to gamble and have fun and then becoming an addicted person without a warning, but in order to start to consume crack or cocaine, it requires a choose to try a substance which is pretty well known for their addictive properties on people. You know, it is more reckless and is not slow and gradual process like problem gambling usually is. Even it would make more sense someone becoming an alcoholic and a gambler at the same time.

Addiction to anything could be hard to come out from but their are difference between drug and gambling addiction.
There are many drugs you can get addicted to and the drug addiction would also make your body more resistive to drugs (not all but most). i.e. you need to keep increasing the dose the longer you are into it and as the body get used to it, the withdrawal symptoms are physical and real, so it's difficult to withdraw from drugs at once.
While gambling addiction is more mental and if you have a strong will, you can leave gambling than and there.

agree with you. drugs are very dangerous and almost impossible to cure quickly even though you have been to a psychiatrist many times. in contrast to gambling addiction, maybe once or twice he has fully realized his brain is addicted to gambling. so stay away from drugs, get closer to gambling because you can still benefit from winning even a little.

But gambling addiction can cause someone to decide to commit suicide because they can no longer bear to see the losses. They took a shortcut after realizing that they had lost everything they had, including their family, so it made them very desperate and they finally chose to end their lives. This is very sad because we see people who commit suicide. After all, they are no longer able to continue their lives because they have experienced huge losses from gambling. Gambling or drug addiction both have a tremendous negative impact on both the addict and the people around him because they only care about themselves rather than those close to them. This is what we must avoid so that it doesn't happen to us, especially if we only want to use gambling as entertainment.

actually People aren't addicted with gambling but with money. Gambling is a process to earn money and so some people do gambling aggressively which is called "addicted in gambling" but after a certain time, they can change the way of earning source by shifting from gambling to job!/business, whenever they get realized they are losing huge in gambling. But in durgs addiction case, it totally hampers brain. This is called Substance use disorder (SUD) which is a complex condition what makes functional changes to brain circuits, and destroyed the control from ourselves. So coming out from this situation, is very hard. So gambling addiction can be considered nothing when anyone comparing it with drug addiction IMHO

Drug addiction indeed has very bad effect in terms of health, especially someone can get brain damage from it.
Though, gambling addiction has its own worst impact on people, once the person changed his lifestyle, he can still go back to his old self.
But when you talk about drugs, even if they did change, once it already affected its brain because of too much use, hard to get back to his self again.

Yeah, you are right, of course they can lose a lot of money and it can be dangerous for their health, this mixture of addictions. I'm just saying that they can get away more easily than regular folks, and so they kinda can afford that. Poor person can't afford losing $1,000, it could cost him his life, while it's nothing for a rich person. Also I want to add that problem gambling is not a gradual process for many people. There are many cases when people are hooked right away.