Is Gambling addiction a disease?

[Pattart]

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 could be said that it was a disease, because if someone had fallen into gambling it would be difficult to take it off, and it had a bad effect of losing all the money,
At least it is not much different from drug addicts, too, and if you want to quit, it can only be done with its own and strong intentions

I am not a doctor nor anything of sort but I do know there is a difference to disease, a disorder and you can also illness there in the group. As far as I can remember, diseases are always related to bacterias like cold and other sort. Disorder on the other hand has a connection to our mental state and it might started on the time we are conceived and illness, I don't know the exact words my teacher said but it is like a combination of disease and illness. So Gambling addiction is not a disease nor an illness but it is a disorder, a mental disorder.

Lol does not need a doctor to say that addicts are diseases, and illness is not always interpreted as a basis for reaction from bacteria
or the like, everyone knows that being an addict is a disease and it must be cured so as not to harm you in the long run..

[imsotiredofmoviereboots]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

[fordsons]

Gambling is disease.same like addiction to drugs
There was researches done.Whan people gamble brain is emitating some chemic substances.
It is reason  why is so hard to stop gamble

I agree with you.
Gambling addiction is a disease because we talk about addiction, it is a psychological disease and people should get help to recover.

It is indeed a psychological disease since it totally affects the victim's reasoning and ability to make proper decisions. Although, rather than call it a disease, I would rather call it a problem or mental issue. This is the reason why it is always important to at least be able to find some help from social gatherings or shrinks so as to be able to get back those senses which when lost to gambling, is always hard to retrieve.

[onrise]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

When a person get addicted to gambling it can be both physical and mentally as well. Because if mentally he is disturbed then physically he will also get effected in the long run and this addiction is something which will take your money away as well from you.

[pixie85]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

When a person get addicted to gambling it can be both physical and mentally as well. Because if mentally he is disturbed then physically he will also get effected in the long run and this addiction is something which will take your money away as well from you.

You don't understand the definition. If a disease affects you mentally and your constantly in a bad mood it doesn't turn it into an addiction. This works both ways if an addiction drains you physically it doesn't turn into a disease. It's still an addiction with additional effects that appear over time. Don't try to make your own definitions, there's already enough of them.

[samputin]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

When a person get addicted to gambling it can be both physical and mentally as well. Because if mentally he is disturbed then physically he will also get effected in the long run and this addiction is something which will take your money away as well from you.

Getting involved in gambling and doing it without control will lead to addiction.  Usually every one who do gambling that become addicted is went to disease due to mental disability.

[btc_angela]

Gambling is disease.same like addiction to drugs
There was researches done.Whan people gamble brain is emitating some chemic substances.
It is reason  why is so hard to stop gamble

I agree with you.
Gambling addiction is a disease because we talk about addiction, it is a psychological disease and people should get help to recover.

It is indeed a psychological disease since it totally affects the victim's reasoning and ability to make proper decisions. Although, rather than call it a disease, I would rather call it a problem or mental issue. This is the reason why it is always important to at least be able to find some help from social gatherings or shrinks so as to be able to get back those senses which when lost to gambling, is always hard to retrieve.

Yeah its more of a mental problem if the person doesn't control his addiction. Its everyone responsibility not to be addicted to it however, its really really hard once you are hook into it. Even comparable to the effect of drugs in our mind, euphoric feeling and most of the time no control whatsoever and reasoning is totally blinded.

[St4yInTh3D4rk]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

Addiction is also can be called as psychological disorder which is disease as well when it can't be controlled by that individual but there are different levels of addiction,the early stages of addiction maybe found in all gamblers and they know when to stop and when to play.But some people even after realize they are over doing it they still wanted to do which needs medical help to cure.

[upsidedown75]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

Addiction is also can be called as psychological disorder which is disease as well when it can't be controlled by that individual but there are different levels of addiction,the early stages of addiction maybe found in all gamblers and they know when to stop and when to play.But some people even after realize they are over doing it they still wanted to do which needs medical help to cure.

Yeah, addiction is something that has to do with the psychological state of the mind and for sure I know there is just a little line between someone who is physically diseased and someone who is psychologically screwed.

It is a very bad thing to allow such to happen to one, considering the fact that getting out of it can be a thug of war. It is even far worse than a disease, because once you have the right medication for a disease, it can easily be cured, even if you have to face it for the mean time.

But gambling is one state that getting out from is a whole lot hard and there is no form of drug that can help except having to go through rehabilitation and in that case, such a person must be ready on their own to take that path which most addicts always find hard to do until they have totally ruined themselves.

[Sukut]

Gambling is disease.same like addiction to drugs
There was researches done.Whan people gamble brain is emitating some chemic substances.
It is reason  why is so hard to stop gamble

I agree with you.
Gambling addiction is a disease because we talk about addiction, it is a psychological disease and people should get help to recover.

It is indeed a psychological disease since it totally affects the victim's reasoning and ability to make proper decisions. Although, rather than call it a disease, I would rather call it a problem or mental issue. This is the reason why it is always important to at least be able to find some help from social gatherings or shrinks so as to be able to get back those senses which when lost to gambling, is always hard to retrieve.

Actually you are right, mental issue could be a better definition for gambling addiction.

[dmamigo]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

Addiction is also can be called as psychological disorder which is disease as well when it can't be controlled by that individual but there are different levels of addiction,the early stages of addiction maybe found in all gamblers and they know when to stop and when to play.But some people even after realize they are over doing it they still wanted to do which needs medical help to cure.

Gambling addiction is not a disease but it can cause disease though. Continuous gambling with no control upon the loss of the money can cause some serious health-related disorder/diseases. Hypertension is one of them leading to a serious heart disorder and also it is a cause of Diabetes along with various other diseases. And be assured the addicted gambler may be hampered mentally as well.

[BitcoinCommodor]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

Addiction is also can be called as psychological disorder which is disease as well when it can't be controlled by that individual but there are different levels of addiction,the early stages of addiction maybe found in all gamblers and they know when to stop and when to play.But some people even after realize they are over doing it they still wanted to do which needs medical help to cure.

Yeah, addiction is something that has to do with the psychological state of the mind and for sure I know there is just a little line between someone who is physically diseased and someone who is psychologically screwed.

It is a very bad thing to allow such to happen to one, considering the fact that getting out of it can be a thug of war. It is even far worse than a disease, because once you have the right medication for a disease, it can easily be cured, even if you have to face it for the mean time.

But gambling is one state that getting out from is a whole lot hard and there is no form of drug that can help except having to go through rehabilitation and in that case, such a person must be ready on their own to take that path which most addicts always find hard to do until they have totally ruined themselves.

Addiction and disease are two different things. Disease if minor can be covered easily in few days but addiction cannot be treated till the addictor does not decide to quit addiction not only of gambling but of every bad thing. Just as I addict of smoking but I do not quit smoking although I have tried so many times. Gambling addiction has ruined many people and their families as well.

[slasher0489]

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?

Gambling is addicting when you always won and only lose few times, you're always expecting that you will won and hit the jackpot, you don't know that you're are addicted on it and can't stop yourself from betting until you realize you don't have enough money to bet

[davinchi]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

When a person get addicted to gambling it can be both physical and mentally as well. Because if mentally he is disturbed then physically he will also get effected in the long run and this addiction is something which will take your money away as well from you.

Getting involved in gambling and doing it without control will lead to addiction.  Usually every one who do gambling that become addicted is went to disease due to mental disability.

A lot of psychologists always relate addiction to a disease of the mind which affects our mental state and emotional being all at the same time. As long as you do things abnormally, then you have a problem, and as long as you have a problem, you need a cure or a solution, and that is something that is actually relative when we are talking about diseases anyway.

Gambling addiction is pretty bad and it is not something anyone should ever want to face which is why it is necessary to always stay in control when you still have the chance, than trying to find a solution to get out later on.

[onrise]

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?

Gambling is addicting when you always won and only lose few times, you're always expecting that you will won and hit the jackpot, you don't know that you're are addicted on it and can't stop yourself from betting until you realize you don't have enough money to bet

In start may be casinos or sites when they have a new id may make them actually win so that they get the addiction of earning or making money from gambling. Sometimes they may lose but majority they will make them win small amounts. Once they know the person is getting addicted then they may start making him lose and take his money away.

[FlightyPouch]

Lol does not need a doctor to say that addicts are diseases, and illness is not always interpreted as a basis for reaction from bacteria
or the like, everyone knows that being an addict is a disease and it must be cured so as not to harm you in the long run..

Well, you can make a quick search to what is the meaning of "disease" and "illness", also, well I think people really have different point of views into these things, still sticking on gambling addiction is not a disease though but it is a disorder.

In start may be casinos or sites when they have a new id may make them actually win so that they get the addiction of earning or making money from gambling. Sometimes they may lose but majority they will make them win small amounts. Once they know the person is getting addicted then they may start making him lose and take his money away.

This is another misconception of new gamblers to gambling sites. I don't think being new into a gambling site makes your risk lower and experiencing you a great win in that time. If that is true, don't you think that there will be a lot of gambling sites being closed since a lot of people are winning their gambling games? Also, if this will be true, then I think a lot of gamblers stopped gambling since who will be a gambler knowing this will still continue to gamble in that certain or the same gambling site, it is just a common sense.

[Jateng]

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?

As a person, we have to put discipline to ourselves. We are old enough. We know what is right and wrong. We must learn to control and know our limitations. Yes gambling addiction is also a disease because it needs to be treated.

[emberbekas]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

Addiction is also can be called as psychological disorder which is disease as well when it can't be controlled by that individual but there are different levels of addiction,the early stages of addiction maybe found in all gamblers and they know when to stop and when to play.But some people even after realize they are over doing it they still wanted to do which needs medical help to cure.

Gambling addiction is not a disease but it can cause disease though. Continuous gambling with no control upon the loss of the money can cause some serious health-related disorder/diseases. Hypertension is one of them leading to a serious heart disorder and also it is a cause of Diabetes along with various other diseases. And be assured the addicted gambler may be hampered mentally as well.

When people are addicted to gambling, as I know, they will ignore other things in their lives including their own health. There are many things will be risked; money, health, job and so on. If we aren't careful enough, gambling can give more bad things than disease!

[Sukut]

It is a condition and not a disease. A disease is where harmful organisms affects your body in a negative way. Gambling addiction also affects you bad but it is only in the mind but you can defeat it by having a string support from your loved ones and also with a good discipline.

Addiction is also can be called as psychological disorder which is disease as well when it can't be controlled by that individual but there are different levels of addiction,the early stages of addiction maybe found in all gamblers and they know when to stop and when to play.But some people even after realize they are over doing it they still wanted to do which needs medical help to cure.

Gambling addiction is not a disease but it can cause disease though. Continuous gambling with no control upon the loss of the money can cause some serious health-related disorder/diseases. Hypertension is one of them leading to a serious heart disorder and also it is a cause of Diabetes along with various other diseases. And be assured the addicted gambler may be hampered mentally as well.

When people are addicted to gambling, as I know, they will ignore other things in their lives including their own health. There are many things will be risked; money, health, job and so on. If we aren't careful enough, gambling can give more bad things than disease!

But actually those bad things are the result of this disease.

[DarkDays]

Depends on your definition of disease. I would say it's more of a mental illness than a disease, as when you say disease you tend to think of something that can spread from person to person, like a virus or bacteria. Not that I'm saying that gambling addiction can't be spread between people, because it obviously can due to social influence and peer pressure etc. My verdict, no, it's not a disease, but a mental illness.