Is Gambling addiction a disease?

[Ucy]

Governments tend to ban addictions that are harmful to the society and sometimes health of the addicts.

There are lots of addictions governments should be banning if that is the case. Here are things people get addicted to that should be banned as well:

Games
Unhealthy foods
Television
Unrewarding Social Media
Pornography
etc.

It is not a problem for people because they can use a VPN to access the site if the government banned those things. We can say that gambling addiction is a disease because it's hard to cure and they don't have a strong mind to block the gambling itself, so they keep playing. But for me, I think gambling addiction is a mental disease which could happen to any people.

True @michellee
But everyone is addicted to something  , not just the gamblers. We are addicted to our smartphones, laptops etc ... we spend a lot of time on them without getting the value that is proportionate to the time spent on them.

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[Ellen Adarna]

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

[Ellen Adarna]

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

It's true that gambling don't will result you in any disease. But if gambling don't result you in any disease what are the side effects of gambling?

Gambling addiction is not like any drugs or vices that will result you in any diseases or illnesses because you only play at it, not using that causes bad effects to your health. The real side effects of gambling is greediness, lose of self-control, and bankruptcy, that is why gambling became so addictive because they want to earn good money from it. gambling addiction is really common, that is why if you will have an interest to gamble you should first learn to have a self control.

[FIFA worldcup]

Addiction is state of your mind and when it is uncontrollable by yourself then it is also disease which may not completely cured by eating medicines,it needs to be done through your mental change strength.

You are absolutely correct on this mate,addiction is from our mind and not from anything else

Those who becomes addict are weak persons that pretending to be tough but when the problem occurs they hide from something that may satisfy them and in this gambling will comes out to take over,

You’re also correct that theres no medicine that can cure but ourselves only

We can't say everyone who were getting addicted to that were weak,it is true that people have low mental strength will have more chance get addicted but in real there where some people really want to do that by themselves just because of their greediness.

Gambling can cause the addiction but only to those who are weak minded and have no control over themselves. If you are confident, strong minded person and have control over your emotions than you could be save from gambling addiction.

[Pattart]

Addiction is state of your mind and when it is uncontrollable by yourself then it is also disease which may not completely cured by eating medicines,it needs to be done through your mental change strength.

You are absolutely correct on this mate,addiction is from our mind and not from anything else

Those who becomes addict are weak persons that pretending to be tough but when the problem occurs they hide from something that may satisfy them and in this gambling will comes out to take over,

You’re also correct that theres no medicine that can cure but ourselves only

We can't say everyone who were getting addicted to that were weak,it is true that people have low mental strength will have more chance get addicted but in real there where some people really want to do that by themselves just because of their greediness.

Yeah right, I think it's not like that, even strong mentality can be an addict if they experience a loss in a row? strong mentality must be equipped with strong control too ? and good money management also, strong mental + control, then addiction won't get close to you

[btc78]

Yeah this is a disease if you are constantly engaging with gamblers specially those addicted one.so if you want to be infected then be sure to stay away from those peoplend find much better sets of friends for your own goodwill.no offense to the addict but i only says what i think is true

There is no much better life than no vices at all,so why need to risk something good for these addicting area?but ofcourse chasing happiness is everyones right lol

[Naida_BR]

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

Gambling is a disease from its own and it can also lead you in other diseases at next.
All of them are a mix of psychological problems that push you towards addiction. The most important thing that a gambler has to do is try to avoid making company with other addicted people because this will harm his psychological condition more and enforce gambling needs.

[tabas]

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

Illness or disease has different ways of attack to us. I guess you are only talking about those diseases that attack our bodies through viruses. But if you eber heard of gambling disorder it can be classified as that.

[Betwrong]

Gambling addiction is a disease that strikes from 3% to 5% of those who gamble, but it's not like if the activity was completely forbidden those people wouldn't have problems of any kind. I mean, most likely they would have problems of a similar kind actually, they would be addicted to something other than gambling, and, knowing what addictions are there, I'd say that could be much worse for them. We, as society, must do everything we can for preventing people from getting addicted to gambling, but prohibition is not one of those measures. Prohibition never works.

[xWolfx]

True @michellee
But everyone is addicted to something  , not just the gamblers. We are addicted to our smartphones, laptops etc ... we spend a lot of time on them without getting the value that is proportionate to the time spent on them.

True. I personally love games and i hope i could play them more often even if it is only about time, because that is really the only thing stopping me from doing it. when you are in really bad circumstances like me, then it gets really hard and you don't really feel like playing you feel like trying hard to improve and be able to change your circumstances.

Ultimately it's our own fault, in some way or another. Blaming other people is not only unfair but it is also a sign of lacking true independence. And that is a really bad and big problem.

[Juliya_D]

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

Gambling is a disease from its own and it can also lead you in other diseases at next.

If you cannot get around gambling even for a day, then most likely you already have a dependency. It is too late to give advice on how to avoid it. But you can try spending more time with friends and family. This should distract you from gambling.

[bitcoin31]

Addicting I think it's choice of the individual you need to handle yourself if you are playing gambling because if you cannot control yourself maybe someday you are one of them.  Im not addict to the gambling but Im playing gamblinh because it's my choice and I don't think it is a disease.

[jademaxsuy]

Addicting I think it's choice of the individual you need to handle yourself if you are playing gambling because if you cannot control yourself maybe someday you are one of them.  Im not addict to the gambling but Im playing gamblinh because it's my choice and I don't think it is a disease.

It depends on us if it is a disease or not. Two possible answers, one is that the person who play gambling games is playing because of his/her choice to play not because he/she is addicted to play, second is that the person who play gambling games play because he/she choose to play but cannot stop playing so in short it's a disease. My opinion is it's both disease and own choice to play.

[Harkorede]

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

According to Oxford dictionary here's is one of the definitions of disease

A particular quality or disposition regarded as adversely affecting a person or group of people.

While another defined it as "Lack of ease".
From what I can say, gambling addiction can cause both an uneasy situation financial, which could definitely have mental effects, It can also have an adverse effect on the well being of any individual. So I assume it's safe and logical to consider it a disease.

[onrise]

Addicting I think it's choice of the individual you need to handle yourself if you are playing gambling because if you cannot control yourself maybe someday you are one of them.  Im not addict to the gambling but Im playing gamblinh because it's my choice and I don't think it is a disease.

If you play out of your choice and enjoy the gambling then it is fine because the problem arises where people start playing just for money and want to make the maximum money out of it rather than treating it as a game of fun and enjoyment.

[radjie]

Gambling addiction is not a disease but an activity that is considered bad by most people, because someone who is addicted to gambling can certainly bring bad effects, especially if they experience defeat everything they can do is beyond the logic of most people in general because of the impact of the gambling addiction itself, for example they are willing to sell valuables just to gamble in order to make up for the losses they have experienced.

[morrisgonzalez]

I don't think that gambling addiction is a disease. Yes gambling is more risky than trading, mining also it's chance to lose money. Gambling addiction is not a good things but it's not a disease. Nothing is good which is goes for extremely and out of control or addiction that's why I think gambling addiction is not a good thing but it's sure that gambling is not a disease.

[Betwrong]

I don't think that gambling addiction is a disease. Yes gambling is more risky than trading, mining also it's chance to lose money. Gambling addiction is not a good things but it's not a disease. Nothing is good which is goes for extremely and out of control or addiction that's why I think gambling addiction is not a good thing but it's sure that gambling is not a disease.

Gambling is not a disease, but gambling addiction is. Take shopping addiction, for instance. Most people don't have it even though they do shopping almost every day, but for some people it's a disease that needs professional treatment. Same goes for alcohol consumption and for many other things. We have to distinguish between a normal activity and an addiction like one. Even working too much in order to achieve your goals is a bad thing and so there are workaholics who need professional help to stop ruining their lives and the lives of those around them.

[emmybd]

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

[noormcs5]

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

It is not a psychological  problem as i think that Gambling addiction comes form greediness. For a moment think that you are not greedy, then you will not play with emotions and will be sensible in selecting the amount of funds for the gambling purpose. You will not think of making quick money and hence will avoid wrong decisions easily.

For me the root cause of Gambling addiction is greediness.