Is Gambling addiction a disease?

[Symphonized]

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.

Yes it depends, but sometimes it's only a matter of if you want to become Ill from it or not
If you enjoy gambling itsn't actually a disease.

[KalaiBTC]

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.

Mental condition of a person assumes to be weak when he doesn’t follow the advices of his elders and posh people of his society. I don’t know why a person becomes addicted of gambling and not able to quit gambling easily. Continue gambling will take him to debts gradually and this gambling patient is out of his conscious and do not understand the critical situation till he ends.

[sweetbet]

Gambling addiction is not a disease like alcoholism, but it is a very dangerous addiction that can destroy lives and entire families if it is ignored.

[bitcoinrays]

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.

Gambling addiction is worst than disease, because it will destroy not only the you but all your family, while disease will only harm you and not your family, although they will also be disturbed but not like the family of gambling addictor. The end of gambling addictor is worse than the end of disease. Anyway ambling is not a disease but an addiction and try not to become addict of it.

[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.

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 we have some form of mental disorder it also can be considered as disease in medical terms though,and as you said the addiction will leads to some other problems like high blood pressure due to stress which is the result of continuous loss in gambling.But diabetes is the result of uncontrollable level of insulin in blood which has no relation with addictions at all.

[boyptc]

Gambling addiction is not a disease like alcoholism, but it is a very dangerous addiction that can destroy lives and entire families if it is ignored.

Regardless of the discussion and debate of it as a disease or not, I certainly agree on this. It's dangerous to an individual who can't handle the effect once you are out of your control.

[greeklogos]

As I love to say 'hundreds of people - hundreds opinions'. I suppose my point if view is already clear after those words. I think that there are people which look at gambling as on a disease and there are those who do not see anything dangerous in that.

[European Central Bank]

i've always found it very strange that things like alcohol, drug and gambling addiction are described as diseases.

it seems much more like a psychological condition to me. to cure it your need your behavior patterns restructured which is not something an operation or drug is likely to solve.

on top of that addiction implies a physical need whereas gambling is a craving or compulsion. an alcoholic or heroin addict may suffer severe physical consequences if they don't get what they're addicted to. it's not quite the same for a gambler but no doubt they're gonna be sad.

[Betwrong]

i've always found it very strange that things like alcohol, drug and gambling addiction are described as diseases.

it seems much more like a psychological condition to me. to cure it your need your behavior patterns restructured which is not something an operation or drug is likely to solve.

on top of that addiction implies a physical need whereas gambling is a craving or compulsion. an alcoholic or heroin addict may suffer severe physical consequences if they don't get what they're addicted to. it's not quite the same for a gambler but no doubt they're gonna be sad.

But it's a fact that some antidepressants and mood stabilizers may be effective in reducing gambling behavior. Unfortunately drugs are not effective in treating gambling addiction in around 50% of cases but surely there are some positive results. Even if it was just a placebo effect it doesn't matter because the final result is what counts. For example Lithium is one of the best mood stabilizers according to most researchers. You can find a mineral water which contains trace amounts of Lithium and drinking it can help you to overcome gambling addiction.

Of course, people are different and any particular issue should be considered on a case-by-case basis, but I'm sure that for some people just drinking water with Lithium can be helpful.

[onrise]

As I love to say 'hundreds of people - hundreds opinions'. I suppose my point if view is already clear after those words. I think that there are people which look at gambling as on a disease and there are those who do not see anything dangerous in that.

It will always differ and for those who have made some money or just casually use for their entertainment purpose will reflect that it is not a disease but if you know anybody who has got addicted and eventually losing a lot of money you will obviously think it is a disease.

[Domicbora]

i've always found it very strange that things like alcohol, drug and gambling addiction are described as diseases.

it seems much more like a psychological condition to me. to cure it your need your behavior patterns restructured which is not something an operation or drug is likely to solve.

on top of that addiction implies a physical need whereas gambling is a craving or compulsion. an alcoholic or heroin addict may suffer severe physical consequences if they don't get what they're addicted to. it's not quite the same for a gambler but no doubt they're gonna be sad.

In my opinion gambling addiction is not a disease because a disease can be traded in hospital but addiction cannot be traded anywhere. An addicted person can leave ambling but not forever. After some time he will start again and this thing distinguishes addiction from disease. Yea we can call gambling as physiological disease and can be treated only by best friends and family members.

[Lazada]

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?

Addiction in gambling games is a bad thing and it has been proven against several events in the world.
The majority of addicts experience a bad life and that cannot be avoided.
So for anyone who wants to try playing gambling then he must be able to accept all the worst risks of destruction in their lives !!

[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.

Mental condition of a person assumes to be weak when he doesn’t follow the advices of his elders and posh people of his society. I don’t know why a person becomes addicted of gambling and not able to quit gambling easily. Continue gambling will take him to debts gradually and this gambling patient is out of his conscious and do not understand the critical situation till he ends.

Right, generally people are not able to understand that harms of gambling till the end. When they realize that, it would be too late.

[mornabo]

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.

Yes it depends, but sometimes it's only a matter of if you want to become Ill from it or not
If you enjoy gambling itsn't actually a disease.

Thats right, if you don't enjoy gambling and are depressed when you gamble because the target profit you put on doesn't reach and you always repeat that mistake, then it's no longer a pleasure in gambling, be careful with addiction because it's a disease that difficult to healed

[Maricel2017]

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.

Yes it depends, but sometimes it's only a matter of if you want to become Ill from it or not
If you enjoy gambling itsn't actually a disease.

Thats right, if you don't enjoy gambling and are depressed when you gamble because the target profit you put on doesn't reach and you always repeat that mistake, then it's no longer a pleasure in gambling, be careful with addiction because it's a disease that difficult to healed

I think before you engage in gambling you set your target and first is to win money and next is to enjoy it, you will not enjoy it if you do not win that is why many people get addicted in this king of method to earn money. Gambling is one of the bad thing exist in the world many people ruin their life and family because of this. Avoid if you can

[boyptc]

I think before you engage in gambling you set your target and first is to win money and next is to enjoy it, you will not enjoy it if you do not win that is why many people get addicted in this king of method to earn money. Gambling is one of the bad thing exist in the world many people ruin their life and family because of this. Avoid if you can

You just have to understand that the more you chase for winning and profit you'll be ending bad. Reverse the belief of others by just enjoying the game while your money is at stake.

This is unusual for most of the gamblers but setting your mind that way can reduce the probability of being addicted.

[maydna]

Some people will say gambling addiction is a disease, but some other will say it's not a disease, but it's a bad habit that we need to stay away from the gambling. We have our own opinion about it's a disease or not, but we all agree that playing gambling too long can make us getting lost more money without any chance to recover. It's like too much love will kill you, Queen said 

[hahay]

Disease is something that requires us to take medication given by a doctor to cure it, in contrast to gambling that is only bad habits or bad hobbies that continue to be done even though they know it is bad. Addiction in gambling cannot be cured by medication given by a doctor's prescription, to eliminate gambling addiction we only need to leave it in any way you can, so you will slowly get rid of your addiction in gambling.

[btctalk4life]

I think before you engage in gambling you set your target and first is to win money and next is to enjoy it, you will not enjoy it if you do not win that is why many people get addicted in this king of method to earn money. Gambling is one of the bad thing exist in the world many people ruin their life and family because of this. Avoid if you can

You just have to understand that the more you chase for winning and profit you'll be ending bad. Reverse the belief of others by just enjoying the game while your money is at stake.

This is unusual for most of the gamblers but setting your mind that way can reduce the probability of being addicted.

Well, at first gamblers will have a plan like that never chase for winning and profit, but once your bet start losing, you will chase for winning because you want win back your loses.

[Heationd]

i've always found it very strange that things like alcohol, drug and gambling addiction are described as diseases.

it seems much more like a psychological condition to me. to cure it your need your behavior patterns restructured which is not something an operation or drug is likely to solve.

on top of that addiction implies a physical need whereas gambling is a craving or compulsion. an alcoholic or heroin addict may suffer severe physical consequences if they don't get what they're addicted to. it's not quite the same for a gambler but no doubt they're gonna be sad.

But it's a fact that some antidepressants and mood stabilizers may be effective in reducing gambling behavior. Unfortunately drugs are not effective in treating gambling addiction in around 50% of cases but surely there are some positive results. Even if it was just a placebo effect it doesn't matter because the final result is what counts. For example Lithium is one of the best mood stabilizers according to most researchers. You can find a mineral water which contains trace amounts of Lithium and drinking it can help you to overcome gambling addiction.

Of course, people are different and any particular issue should be considered on a case-by-case basis, but I'm sure that for some people just drinking water with Lithium can be helpful.

Disease and addiction are two different things and you cannot say that gambling is a disease. It is an addiction and cannot be leaved easily. On the other hand disease can be controlled easily if minor problem. Other big difference is that disease is harmful only for the patient, but gambling is evil for the whole community. It has destroyed lot of individuals and families as well.