Is Gambling addiction a disease?

[Arkham Knight]

Disease can be passed to another person or get spread and addiction doesn't do that. It could be categorized as a mental problem that range from mild to a very serious addiction on gambling.

[krishnaverma]

Disease can be passed to another person or get spread and addiction doesn't do that. It could be categorized as a mental problem that range from mild to a very serious addiction on gambling.

First of all diseases are of two types, communicable and non communicable. Non communicable diseases cannot be transferred from one person to another. I do agree that gambling addiction is kind of a mental problem and in extreme cases medications might be required for it. Also, gambling addiction can result in various other health problems like sleep disorder.

[Rinsend]

Disease can be passed to another person or get spread and addiction doesn't do that. It could be categorized as a mental problem that range from mild to a very serious addiction on gambling.

Yeah and mental problem is a disease. So gambling addiction is disease. Well maybe you do not think of mental problems as disease, but I do. Gambling addiction must be cured, if it is extreme and the gambling addict is aware he is addicted and wants to quit, rehab can be a solution, but if you want to slowly in his own way can also work, it's just that you should be more patient and should not easily give up.

[changcloy]

I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?

It is something like that it's kinda disease because plenty of people who are suffering now due to addiction of gambling ,yes it not communicable or we cannot pass it through by touching other people but still the growth of gambling addiction is getting more higher and it is getting worst.
I've been addicted to gambling and I've been out of controlled as what I've always said. My partner and my parents always told me to quit still no one can stop me but when you are determine to let go your vices and eager ,only you and your self can help you to be out of it .

[qwertyup23]

to ban something does not work. even in prisons are the drugs for example.
think it should be classified as a disease, such as alcoholism, and that there should be support to get.

It may be considered as a disease in the mental aspect of the individual. Once someone gets addicted to gambling, their mental and emotional health deteriorates slowly. This poses a problem when they formulate ideas and this also affects their decision making skills making them indecisive at some point. Compared to any other addiction, I see it more as a problem than a disease. But when their addiction takes-over their mental capacity, then we may also consider it as a disease.

Disease can be passed to another person or get spread and addiction doesn't do that. It could be categorized as a mental problem that range from mild to a very serious addiction on gambling.

Yeah and mental problem is a disease. So gambling addiction is disease. Well maybe you do not think of mental problems as disease, but I do. Gambling addiction must be cured, if it is extreme and the gambling addict is aware he is addicted and wants to quit, rehab can be a solution, but if you want to slowly in his own way can also work, it's just that you should be more patient and should not easily give up.

The cure for an addiction is self-control and rehabilitation. Intervention of third-parties are necessary in order for the well-being of the individual may soon recover. But if they still continue their vices despite support from professionals, expect them to contribute to crime rates in the near-future.

[akishang]

No its not. It will never be a disease. Gambling is an addiction to play and earn money. There are gamblers who just want to play cards but it requires money so they bet on it. In my case, I got addicted to gambling because I was aiming for the huge pot money. The jackpot price that I never won. I lost a lot of money and I regret it. There are times that the only way to learn our lesson is to experience losing. Its not a disease, its something you a person is attached to.

[Caladonian]

Disease can be passed to another person or get spread and addiction doesn't do that. It could be categorized as a mental problem that range from mild to a very serious addiction on gambling.

Yeah and mental problem is a disease. So gambling addiction is disease. Well maybe you do not think of mental problems as disease, but I do. Gambling addiction must be cured, if it is extreme and the gambling addict is aware he is addicted and wants to quit, rehab can be a solution, but if you want to slowly in his own way can also work, it's just that you should be more patient and should not easily give up.

If the gambler is willing being cured then there's a lots of options aside from his willingness, the medication to relax a minds and to balance the brain was
also available, we knew that gambling addicted persons needs to have rehabilitation in order to free their minds and with the help of their willingness to
have a normal  life again and their love ones support then this disease will be wipe away.

[Satry]

Gambling, not a disease. It's all up to you how you can react to it. It's controlled by you. It's not the drug , it's a habit. And habit can stop.. Because it does not effect on your body. It only effects on your mind. At the same time if you were busy with the other such works, slowly slowly your gambling habits will reduce.

It depends on the person, as far as I know and what I have read addiction in gambling it can considered as a disease and mental health also. Therapy and medications can help restore normalcy to the brain and improve one’s ability to control these urges. So before we get addicted to gambling its better not to try even once.

[rizkyhiw]

I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?

Well, most people are addicted to gambling and that is a bad thing, very bad.
Gambling is also like drugs, you will start experiencing health problems like headaches, anxiety, and you will be difficult to control your emotions, gambling can also damage the relationship between friends, family.
My advice, if you want to gamble should not depth mean I make gambling as entertainment when you experience boredom, loneliness but do not make it a priority.

[josephine85]

Disease can be passed to another person or get spread and addiction doesn't do that. It could be categorized as a mental problem that range from mild to a very serious addiction on gambling.

Yeah and mental problem is a disease. So gambling addiction is disease. Well maybe you do not think of mental problems as disease, but I do. Gambling addiction must be cured, if it is extreme and the gambling addict is aware he is addicted and wants to quit, rehab can be a solution, but if you want to slowly in his own way can also work, it's just that you should be more patient and should not easily give up.

It is a form of mental disease. I really hate addiction to gambling because it once destroyed our family. All our properties were gone into thin air because of my dad's addiction to gambling. I was very young then but I understand everything. It pained me a lot to see that we sold our house and lot to cover the debts of my father. We left the place and start to zero again. I hope it will not happen again to us.

[eann014]

For me, it is somewhat a disease already, why? Addiction for me is also sick. Once you've become attached to that addiction, you can never go out on that unless there is someone who will help you stop that addiction. Just like when we are sick, we need to medicate to make us well. I think it is also like that.

[Shamburis]

I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?

for me gambling addiction is very true that it is disease and also it is very difficult to heal. you as one being adiccted in gambling can manage yourself if you want to quit in gambling, because you are the only one who can manage your life and you are the only one who will decide if what do you want to do in your life after you go through counceiling.

[goffbar]

Sure, gambling is intended for adults, cause adults tend to be wiser in choosing decisions.
For my religion gambling is not allowed. So in some countries, they have banned gambling.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Disease can be passed to another person or get spread

That's totally false, and you should just stay silent rather than spread falsehoods.  Diabetes is a disease and it's not catchy, same for thousands of other ones.

Compulsive gambling won't be a disease until medicine defines it as such, that's the bottom line.  We can debate it all we want, but none of us is responsible for defining that particular word.  I happen to think that addiction to substances is a disease, and compulsive gambling shares a lot of the same characteristics with chemical addiction--but it's not my call.  There's a great video made by a doctor, "Pleasure Unwoven" that gives a clear explanation of why addiction is a disease, and that the midbrain is the affected organ.  That's the pleasure center of the brain.  It's an interesting video.

Other diseases such as cancer, diabetes and so on require expert handling to cure it. We depend on others to cope with the disease. While in the case of addiction, others can only help us to eliminate the addiction. It rely on ourselves if we want to cure our addictions.

This post makes zero sense.

[emberbekas]

For me, it is somewhat a disease already, why? Addiction for me is also sick. Once you've become attached to that addiction, you can never go out on that unless there is someone who will help you stop that addiction. Just like when we are sick, we need to medicate to make us well. I think it is also like that.

Other diseases such as cancer, diabetes and so on require expert handling to cure it. We depend on others to cope with the disease. While in the case of addiction, others can only help us to eliminate the addiction. It rely on ourselves if we want to cure our addictions.

[DaveWave]

There are too many legit issues in the world so I don't bother much on gambling. I always gamble since I was in college but I learned thru time and won't really put much money I cannot afford to lose. At least if someone gets broke on gambling it was a choice unlike many old practices in the world that still exist.

[Dollar Hunters]

I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?

I think gambling with drugs is a different matter. more medicine for physical and gambling more to the mental. Gambling addiction can only be solved by people who are addicted to gambling with the help of support from the nearest person, can also with the help of a psychiatrist.

[Getcoinsite]

to ban something does not work. even in prisons are the drugs for example.
think it should be classified as a disease, such as alcoholism, and that there should be support to get.

alcoholism wasnt a disease either..how would we expect government to restrict people from gambling when they are the number one beneficiary of this..look how huge are the taxes gathered by the government because of gambling.and here you are looking for the action to answer th question..expect nothing or if theres some itjust for publicity not for the real intentions

[Ejanend]

For me, it is somewhat a disease already, why? Addiction for me is also sick. Once you've become attached to that addiction, you can never go out on that unless there is someone who will help you stop that addiction. Just like when we are sick, we need to medicate to make us well. I think it is also like that.

It is easy to recover when you are sick medically for instance you have high fever or suffering from flu but hard to recover in case of mental illness. Addiction is a mental disorder where your brain allows you to do that certain activity which is harming you even against your will. Brian is controlling our all body part so problem with it is troublesome for all body. Keep it as healthy and fresh as possible.

[Shutup]

I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?

Yes l consider gambling addiction is a disease that cannot be recovered instantly addiction is not good if might bring us to multiply our 'profit. Any that's really the exciting part the