How true is this statement? Drugs has no relationship with gambling

[Asuspawer09]

I mean I dont really see a direct connections on drugs but for sure it is connected somehow because we see how gambling could actually lead to this kinds of things, Even on some movies or film we can see the drug lords are getting related or somehow addicted to gambling, that is always a thing on movies, they always make it look like a drug lord is also a huge gambler, I dont know why but it might be because they easily earn that money on selling drugs it just gives them a huge pass on there mind to easily let go of that money and thinking they can earn more on it when they gamble it, In my country corrupt politicians are also getting cases of gambling a huge amount, I think when you have a lot of money you just dont know what your going to do with it especially if you just steal that money or it came from something illegal and not really hard work it is just so easy to risk it.

Still, I dont see how losing in gambling could make you use drugs. Probably, you just wanted to reduce some of the stress that you are experiencing. I mean, it is possible, but there are a lot of things that you can do as well, not just doing drugs to reduce that stress, it's more of your choice.

[Dogedegen]

I think this is based on cases, scientific study also shows that not all gamblers have substance issues and vice versa. Besides, the scope of the study is very limited, and the case is not completely resolved because the study is still going on so I think it is an overstatement to say conclusively that "Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling."

This is not correct, surveys are not case studies. I provided just some examples. There are hundreds and thousands of studies that confirm this. Do you want me to waste my time compiling them all when most people here won't read even another post let alone a long list of surveys? See how many people responded the same false nonsense since I posted the studies that disprove their posts.

People who are into gambling eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game.

I believe this statement is the one being discussed and argued. which does not universally occur in all gamblers.  So  are you saying that this will absolutely occur in all gamblers?

I advise you to go back to learning the basics of science and how to read results. That is where your misunderstanding comes from. If A is strongly correlated with B, that does not mean that every person that does A will also do with B. That is something else entirely. A positive correlation means that many people who do A also do B, there is a relationship. It does not mean that it occurs in everyone.

Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling, so is alcohol and so is tobacco. This is proven beyond a fact. Do your own research to find more studies that confirm this if you are interested in truth. If you are not interested in truth just write some nonsense like most people that responded here.

[icebar]

Still, I dont see how losing in gambling could make you use drugs. Probably, you just wanted to reduce some of the stress that you are experiencing. I mean, it is possible, but there are a lot of things that you can do as well, not just doing drugs to reduce that stress, it's more of your choice.

Drugs and gambling both are two different things. If someone is very addicted, then some people can also be addicted to drugs from gambling. If they feel excessive pressure in gambling, they can later move towards drugs, but for this we cannot consider drugs and gambling as one. Even if there is a lot of loss in gambling, it is not the case that everyone will move towards drugs. When a gambler becomes very desperate, there may be a tendency to use drugs, but that is not guaranteed. Many gamblers can cope with the pressure of losing without taking drugs.

[Kagaru]

Drugs and gambling both are two different things. If someone is very addicted, then some people can also be addicted to drugs from gambling. If they feel excessive pressure in gambling, they can later move towards drugs, but for this we cannot consider drugs and gambling as one. Even if there is a lot of loss in gambling, it is not the case that everyone will move towards drugs. When a gambler becomes very desperate, there may be a tendency to use drugs, but that is not guaranteed. Many gamblers can cope with the pressure of losing without taking drugs.

Obviously , there is a difference between gambling and drugs, and their impacts are not the same. Others might resort to using drugs to handle the pressure of not winning at gambling though not all people. It is highly dependent on the mental strength, frustration and situation of the person. Personally, I believe that it is challenging to deal with the pressure induced by gambling losses, and there is absolutely no need to resort to drugs. The family, friends or their personal interest can help many individuals relieve the stress, whereas some people do not collapse at all. Thus, we could say that it is not appropriate to regard gambling and drugs as identical, since the notion according to which one will inevitably lead to the other is incorrect. Anyway, a person with a good mentality and control on the inside will not resort to drugs even when he realizes he is making big profits in gambling. And this is really the healthiest way.

[Ever-young]

Still, I dont see how losing in gambling could make you use drugs. Probably, you just wanted to reduce some of the stress that you are experiencing. I mean, it is possible, but there are a lot of things that you can do as well, not just doing drugs to reduce that stress, it's more of your choice.

Drugs and gambling both are two different things. If someone is very addicted, then some people can also be addicted to drugs from gambling. If they feel excessive pressure in gambling, they can later move towards drugs, but for this we cannot consider drugs and gambling as one. Even if there is a lot of loss in gambling, it is not the case that everyone will move towards drugs. When a gambler becomes very desperate, there may be a tendency to use drugs, but that is not guaranteed. Many gamblers can cope with the pressure of losing without taking drugs.

When a gambler loses money, or is feeling pressured or maybe experiencing depression in one way or another due to gambling doesn’t necessarily mean the person would be pushed into drugs. All those outcomes heavily depends on the individual’s emotional strength, his environment, support system and a few other factors. There are dozens of gamblers who lose constantly, feel depressed and bad but that still doesn’t in anyways push them into drugs, they simply just recover from their losses like every gambler should.

[Wakate]

Drugs and gambling both are two different things. If someone is very addicted, then some people can also be addicted to drugs from gambling. If they feel excessive pressure in gambling, they can later move towards drugs, but for this we cannot consider drugs and gambling as one. Even if there is a lot of loss in gambling.

Anyone that is comparing gambling with drugs is purely very wrong. Gambling has nothing to do with drugs and those that are into drugs might also be gamblers but that does not mean that everybody that is gambling is doing drugs. Drug dealers like to gambler because they needed where they could have fun and spend their money. These people like flexing life and showing that they have money to spend.

[Chilwell]

Drugs and gambling both are two different things. If someone is very addicted, then some people can also be addicted to drugs from gambling. If they feel excessive pressure in gambling, they can later move towards drugs, but for this we cannot consider drugs and gambling as one. Even if there is a lot of loss in gambling.

Anyone that is comparing gambling with drugs is purely very wrong. Gambling has nothing to do with drugs and those that are into drugs might also be gamblers but that does not mean that everybody that is gambling is doing drugs. Drug dealers like to gambler because they needed where they could have fun and spend their money. These people like flexing life and showing that they have money to spend.

You are spoke the truth, gambling and drugs are separate, they are not the same and they can never be the same but they go the same direction which means that both destroy humans life that's what I mean. Not all gambler deals with drugs, I'm very sure about what I said, people that Gamble are separate while few among them take drugs likewise people that are doing drugs, only few gamble among them it is just vice versa. Both gambling and drugs destroy humans life and when you see a particular person get involved in both of them, you can see how easily is life will be destroyed because it will push him a lot because when they want to gamble he will need money badly, likewise when he want to take drugs he will also need money badly, that is how they run into multiple debts.

[JunaidAzizi]

Gambling can be a devastating experience since it may end up costing a person a lot of money. Some of them resort to drugs or alcohol in a bid to cope with the situation. This further deteriorates their psychology. They make decisions they are prone to as a result of avoiding reality. It is also imperative to note that, in such a situation, it is much more helpful to seek psychological support and adopt the constructive strategies than the destructive ones.

Yup, I agree with you, and thanks for sharing your view on it. Gamblers who lose think that drugs or alcohol are the only things that can provide them support in this tough situation because they want a way to feel free without any blame or regret. However, they choose alcohol, which changes the whole situation. Initially, the problem was money, but now they are harming themselves by suppressing their feelings or simply their emotions, which can damage the liver and other organs. They should pursue a constructive strategy, but they choose the destructive one and think it will help them out of the situation.

[Wakate]

You are spoke the truth, gambling and drugs are separate, they are not the same and they can never be the same but they go the same direction which means that both destroy humans life that's what I mean. Not all gambler deals with drugs, I'm very sure about what I said, people that Gamble are separate while few among them take drugs likewise people that are doing drugs, only few gamble among them it is just vice versa. Both gambling and drugs destroy humans life and when you see a particular person get involved in both of them

Drugs is a different thing from gambling and anyone that is into drugs can decide to gamble witj part of the money they are making from the drug trafficking they are doing. You know this poo need to enjoy and have a nice time too so they can go gambling to make it looks like they are regular gambler and where they are getting their money from is gambling. Sometimes this is an attempt to disguise themselves from from the reality.

[Gentle_Soul]

Drugs has no relationship with gambling!

I was curious on my last post where someone said drugs has nothing to do with gambling, from my end drugs contribute alot when it comes to gambling because intensive gambling needs some certain morals or weird feelings to condole heavy weight losses or even withstand the pressure of losing in a hot seat of gamblers. Imagine someone uses half of life savings and bet into games and you fail at that point you need hard substances to clear your head off the loss. People who are into gambling eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game. Avoid drugs, avoid gambling if you can't withstand your health while.

Gambling and drugs seem to be both apart but let's draw out attention to the fact that they can both be an addiction, most times they can also go together. One who is addicted to gambling and needs a way out of the addiction can turn to gambling as a way to ease stress..one who is addicted to gambling can also turn to drugs to  to ease their emotions or to enhance there betting skill.
It's more dangerous for a person who gambles am take drugs

[lionheart78]

I think this is based on cases, scientific study also shows that not all gamblers have substance issues and vice versa. Besides, the scope of the study is very limited, and the case is not completely resolved because the study is still going on so I think it is an overstatement to say conclusively that "Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling."

This is not correct, surveys are not case studies. I provided just some examples. There are hundreds and thousands of studies that confirm this. Do you want me to waste my time compiling them all when most people here won't read even another post let alone a long list of surveys? See how many people responded the same false nonsense since I posted the studies that disprove their posts.

I wonder where in that statement I stated survey???  Don't get too emotional here, it vagued your "reading" .

People who are into gambling eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game.

I believe this statement is the one being discussed and argued. which does not universally occur in all gamblers.  So  are you saying that this will absolutely occur in all gamblers?

I advise you to go back to learning the basics of science and how to read results. That is where your misunderstanding comes from. If A is strongly correlated with B, that does not mean that every person that does A will also do with B. That is something else entirely. A positive correlation means that many people who do A also do B, there is a relationship. It does not mean that it occurs in everyone.

Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling, so is alcohol and so is tobacco. This is proven beyond a fact. Do your own research to find more studies that confirm this if you are interested in truth. If you are not interested in truth just write some nonsense like most people that responded here.

Focused on the bolded part quoted from @OP, tell me, do all gamblers lead to drug dealings?  I did not disprove your examples; I am just showing you the point of discussion (the bolded one that I previously quoted from @OP).

[Powerjumboo]

Drugs has no relationship with gambling!

I was curious on my last post where someone said drugs has nothing to do with gambling, from my end drugs contribute alot when it comes to gambling because intensive gambling needs some certain morals or weird feelings to condole heavy weight losses or even withstand the pressure of losing in a hot seat of gamblers. Imagine someone uses half of life savings and bet into games and you fail at that point you need hard substances to clear your head off the loss. People who are into gambling eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game. Avoid drugs, avoid gambling if you can't withstand your health while.

There is no relationship between gambling and drugs. Again, it must be accepted that there is a relationship. When a person starts gambling, if he is not addicted to drugs from the beginning, but gradually starts gambling and hopes to earn money from gambling and finally becomes addicted to gambling, then that person will definitely become addicted to drugs because he will turn to another addiction to forget his excessive excitement and the pain of losing in gambling. Here he may choose to use this drug because many people think that it is possible to forget a lot of sorrow and pain through the use of drugs. But if gambling can be accepted as entertainment and a very small amount of money can be used there, then a person who does not use drugs does not feel the need to use drugs because if he loses in gambling, he will lose with a small amount of money, due to which his loss in gambling will not create any excitement for him and will not cause any harm.

[rachael9385]

Any addiction is bad, and it takes a lot of time for not everyone to get addicted to it. Now, gambling addiction and drug addiction are two different things and have nothing to do with each other. When a gambler becomes addicted to gambling, he considers gambling to be his main source of income and tries to make gambling his main source of income, whether he wins or loses. Yes, when a gambler loses everything, he may lose control of himself and become attracted to drugs, but that does not apply to everyone.

The last point you made says it all, it doesn't apply to everyone. Not evey gambler depends on drugs to deal with losses or to console themselves. Drugs might be unsafe for some particular people due to health issues or other things, so not everyone can just get involved in it. Not every gambler gets addicted to Drugs or starts using drug substances just because they want to deal with the feeling of losses

[Yamifoud]

Any addiction is bad, and it takes a lot of time for not everyone to get addicted to it. Now, gambling addiction and drug addiction are two different things and have nothing to do with each other. When a gambler becomes addicted to gambling, he considers gambling to be his main source of income and tries to make gambling his main source of income, whether he wins or loses. Yes, when a gambler loses everything, he may lose control of himself and become attracted to drugs, but that does not apply to everyone.

The last point you made says it all, it doesn't apply to everyone. Not evey gambler depends on drugs to deal with losses or to console themselves. Drugs might be unsafe for some particular people due to health issues or other things, so not everyone can just get involved in it. Not every gambler gets addicted to Drugs or starts using drug substances just because they want to deal with the feeling of losses

Not all gamblers are irresponsible. Majority are still gambling the right and proper way, without getting involved into drugs. Those who easily find means to associate drugs into gambling are obviously the weak hands in gambling. They gamble prioritizing their emotions, and when emotions get into its highest peak, they resort into taking drugs instead of trying to manage well their emotions and find the solutions.

Gamblers are not addicts, but addicts can be gamblers. Those who are experiencing extreme addiction these days are probably also high in drugs.

[serjent05]

Not all gamblers are irresponsible. Majority are still gambling the right and proper way, without getting involved into drugs. Those who easily find means to associate drugs into gambling are obviously the weak hands in gambling. They gamble prioritizing their emotions, and when emotions get into its highest peak, they resort into taking drugs instead of trying to manage well their emotions and find the solutions.

Even if the gamblers are irresponsible, not all of them deal with drugs. There are people who set up limitations even being ang irresponsible gambler, they limit themselves and avoid drugs dealings because of how they view drug addiction.

Gamblers are not addicts, but addicts can be gamblers. Those who are experiencing extreme addiction these days are probably also high in drugs.

I agree but we should set a clear statement on your second sentence describing which addict are you talking about, drug addicts? In addition, all gamblers have the chance of becoming a gambling addict. But being a gambling addict does not make a person automatically a drug addict.

[Dogedegen]

I think this is based on cases, scientific study also shows that not all gamblers have substance issues and vice versa. Besides, the scope of the study is very limited, and the case is not completely resolved because the study is still going on so I think it is an overstatement to say conclusively that "Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling."

This is not correct, surveys are not case studies. I provided just some examples. There are hundreds and thousands of studies that confirm this. Do you want me to waste my time compiling them all when most people here won't read even another post let alone a long list of surveys? See how many people responded the same false nonsense since I posted the studies that disprove their posts.

I wonder where in that statement I stated survey???  Don't get too emotional here, it vagued your "reading" .

You said that you think it is based on cases, but what I linked are studies that are done with surveys so not specific cases. Maybe you meant something else but your point did not come across.

People who are into gambling eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game.

I believe this statement is the one being discussed and argued. which does not universally occur in all gamblers.  So  are you saying that this will absolutely occur in all gamblers?

I advise you to go back to learning the basics of science and how to read results. That is where your misunderstanding comes from. If A is strongly correlated with B, that does not mean that every person that does A will also do with B. That is something else entirely. A positive correlation means that many people who do A also do B, there is a relationship. It does not mean that it occurs in everyone.

Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling, so is alcohol and so is tobacco. This is proven beyond a fact. Do your own research to find more studies that confirm this if you are interested in truth. If you are not interested in truth just write some nonsense like most people that responded here.

Focused on the bolded part quoted from @OP, tell me, do all gamblers lead to drug dealings?  I did not disprove your examples; I am just showing you the point of discussion (the bolded one that I previously quoted from @OP).

No I think what OP wrote means using drugs, not actual dealing as in selling. Sometimes the word dealing can be used to mean consuming but that is not frequent and it depends on language issues of the user who is writing. He wrote deal on drugs which does not make sense anyway if you want to say selling, it is incorrect to add the word on. Further the title of the thread does not mention dealing but drugs in general.

It could be that you are right, it could be that I am right about the intended discussion here. Still since the title also includes drugs in general and the post of OP is vague that means we can discuss both aspects since using is also part of drugs. Therefore it can not be claimed that drugs have no relationship with gambling. He would have to write something like this:

Dealing drugs has no relationship with gambling

Or something like this:

Consuming drugs has no relationship with gambling

In that case it would be more clear, and the second one is false. Science does not find any relationship with dealing drugs especially not for recreational gambling, but with drug use it does.

[lionheart78]

I think this is based on cases, scientific study also shows that not all gamblers have substance issues and vice versa. Besides, the scope of the study is very limited, and the case is not completely resolved because the study is still going on so I think it is an overstatement to say conclusively that "Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling."

This is not correct, surveys are not case studies. I provided just some examples. There are hundreds and thousands of studies that confirm this. Do you want me to waste my time compiling them all when most people here won't read even another post let alone a long list of surveys? See how many people responded the same false nonsense since I posted the studies that disprove their posts.

I wonder where in that statement I stated survey???  Don't get too emotional here, it vagued your "reading" .

You said that you think it is based on cases, but what I linked are studies that are done with surveys so not specific cases. Maybe you meant something else but your point did not come across.

If you are talking about surveys, they do not represent everyone in the gambling habit; there may be a strong correlation, but it is not conclusive; there are variations, and correlation does not prove causation, which @OP stated in an absolute declaration.

People who are into gambling eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game.

I believe this statement is the one being discussed and argued. which does not universally occur in all gamblers.  So  are you saying that this will absolutely occur in all gamblers?

I advise you to go back to learning the basics of science and how to read results. That is where your misunderstanding comes from. If A is strongly correlated with B, that does not mean that every person that does A will also do with B. That is something else entirely. A positive correlation means that many people who do A also do B, there is a relationship. It does not mean that it occurs in everyone.

Drugs are strongly correlated with gambling, so is alcohol and so is tobacco. This is proven beyond a fact. Do your own research to find more studies that confirm this if you are interested in truth. If you are not interested in truth just write some nonsense like most people that responded here.

Focused on the bolded part quoted from @OP, tell me, do all gamblers lead to drug dealings?  I did not disprove your examples; I am just showing you the point of discussion (the bolded one that I previously quoted from @OP).

No I think what OP wrote means using drugs, not actual dealing as in selling. Sometimes the word dealing can be used to mean consuming but that is not frequent and it depends on language issues of the user who is writing. He wrote deal on drugs which does not make sense anyway if you want to say selling, it is incorrect to add the word on. Further the title of the thread does not mention dealing but drugs in general.

It could be that you are right, it could be that I am right about the intended discussion here. Still since the title also includes drugs in general and the post of OP is vague that means we can discuss both aspects since using is also part of drugs. Therefore it can not be claimed that drugs have no relationship with gambling. He would have to write something like this:

Dealing drugs has no relationship with gambling

Or something like this:

Consuming drugs has no relationship with gambling

In that case it would be more clear, and the second one is false. Science does not find any relationship with dealing drugs especially not for recreational gambling, but with drug use it does.

I agree with you it could be a misunderstanding on how @OP present his idea especially when he stated in absolute manner that gamblers eventually deals (or take/use) drugs.

People who are into gambling eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game.

If the "possibility" is added there, like

People who are into gambling have the possibility to eventually deal on drugs as well as part of the business deals and game.

  there would be no strong reaction from some member.

[DPHOR]

Any addiction is bad, and it takes a lot of time for not everyone to get addicted to it. Now, gambling addiction and drug addiction are two different things and have nothing to do with each other. When a gambler becomes addicted to gambling, he considers gambling to be his main source of income and tries to make gambling his main source of income, whether he wins or loses. Yes, when a gambler loses everything, he may lose control of himself and become attracted to drugs, but that does not apply to everyone.

The last point you made says it all, it doesn't apply to everyone. Not evey gambler depends on drugs to deal with losses or to console themselves. Drugs might be unsafe for some particular people due to health issues or other things, so not everyone can just get involved in it. Not every gambler gets addicted to Drugs or starts using drug substances just because they want to deal with the feeling of losses

I have a friend who always drink whenever he is angry or something just soiled his mood, and again he gambles and whenever he incurred a huge lost he would call me out to go have a little drink with him, but when we gets there he would ends up getting drunk to stupor knowing too well he can't control himself whenever he gets drunk. He is doing all this just to whine away anger and bitterness in him because of he lost his game, although not that regular he does that but when there is a lifechanging winning that he missed or lost.

[Raflesia]

Still, I dont see how losing in gambling could make you use drugs. Probably, you just wanted to reduce some of the stress that you are experiencing. I mean, it is possible, but there are a lot of things that you can do as well, not just doing drugs to reduce that stress, it's more of your choice.

Drugs and gambling both are two different things. If someone is very addicted, then some people can also be addicted to drugs from gambling. If they feel excessive pressure in gambling, they can later move towards drugs, but for this we cannot consider drugs and gambling as one. Even if there is a lot of loss in gambling, it is not the case that everyone will move towards drugs. When a gambler becomes very desperate, there may be a tendency to use drugs, but that is not guaranteed. Many gamblers can cope with the pressure of losing without taking drugs.

But perhaps only those with a lot of money can afford it, as I don't think everyone can afford it. As far as I know, drugs are expensive, while gambling is accessible to everyone nowadays because the minimum deposit is low. Furthermore, I don't think many people addicted to gambling will turn to drugs unless they win big and change their lives for the better.

I've never encountered a case of someone becoming desperate because of gambling and resorting to drugs. The most common stories about those addicted to gambling are those who end their lives due to stress or do things that harm others.

[centrum]

gambling and drugs are not the same thing. but in real life these two often pull each other in. what that means is if you get addicted to gambling then when you win you feel a special kind of peace. but when you lose you can get a headache your chest starts pounding and shame and anger mix together at once. at that moment a lot of people look for something to feel relief or courage. for some it can be drugs alcohol or even gambling more.

but not every gambler uses drugs and not every drug addict gambles. if the same person cannot manage stress then the chance of getting pulled into both side becomes higher. still this is not true for everyone. we all know gambling and drugs are different but one can push you toward the other because both are shortcut ways to handle stres and intense excitement. so we have to be careful about both. that is why avoid drugs and gambling.