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

[WhoYouCantKill]

There is no automatic connection with them, yet in real life they usually overlap. Gambling births pressure, stress, and impulsive crashes, and few other people results to drugs in  order to continue to survive with huge losses or calm there worries. It is not all gambler who uses substances, though the act of combination is rampant in high risk areas. When anyone can't handle that emotional strength of gambling, keeping away from gambling and drugs appears to be the best choice.

[Fiasem20]

Though it might have no relationship in gambling, because if 100% yes it does,then that statement has been generalized to every gambler.Literally, I'm a gambler and I am not into drugs,so literally in my own opinion that statement can't be generalized that gambling and drugs intake are interconnected.Though the society see gamblers as wayward people,but they underemphasize the fact that everyone do things for their pleasure.
While on the hand, intensive gambling which is also known as addiction can cause a lot of negative impact on one's mental health for instance depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts so how much more substance abuse.

[Mehmet69]

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 has nothing to do with drugs. Gamblers who say such things are addicted to both gambling and drugs. Only addicted people can relate drugs and gambling together. The example you are talking about makes it clear that he is a person addicted to gambling. A person will never gamble with half his life savings for fun. Because we all know that gambling depends entirely on luck. One should never blindly trust in luck.

[Dogedegen]

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.

Of course it has a relationship, people who write otherwise are mistaken. We are talking about things that are correlated with each other. People who gamble tend to drink, smoke, do drugs. That makes these activities have a relationship with each other. I couldn't even count how many times I have seen someone come in drunk or on drugs to a casino at night. Even my own observations prove what the data shows. At home it might be different though. If you are drinking and playing at home you probably have a must harder addiction to both than someone who sometimes does it in a casino.

Though it might have no relationship in gambling, because if 100% yes it does,then that statement has been generalized to every gambler.Literally, I'm a gambler and I am not into drugs,so literally in my own opinion that statement can't be generalized that gambling and drugs intake are interconnected.Though the society see gamblers as wayward people,but they underemphasize the fact that everyone do things for their pleasure.

This does not mean that there is no relationship. Your opinion has no place here. What determines relationships are scientists and mathematicians who are running analysis on large data sets. The data shows that there is a relationship between all of those activities. This does not mean that every single person who does gambling must also do one of the others. That is a wrong interpretation of the meaning of relationship or correlation. It is wrong understanding that leads to false conclusions. If one understands what this concept really means one will easily figure it out. It is similar to saying that drugs and alcohol have no relationship to prostitution. 

[Dickiy]

Do you think drugs are the only way to clear your mind when stressed about gambling losses?

I don't think so. There are many other forms of entertainment that can provide the same benefits, the goal being to forget about the loss, right? Certainly, there are many other forms of entertainment besides drugs, such as going on vacation with friends or family, or perhaps with a partner.

If drugs are the only option for stress relief, then how do gamblers who are completely unfamiliar with drugs relieve the stress of major losses? I live in a very active gambling environment. Several of my friends gamble almost every day, but none of them use drugs. Sometimes just chatting and laughing can relieve the stress of losing.

Loss may definitely shatter our faith, but we can find that room to select relaxing measures, without becoming involved in anything that will further aggravate the circumstances. We may also pursue a relaxing scenery, we can let our bodies relax or we can discuss our burden to avoid accumulation. We also have the ability of diversion into some activities that relieve us, as the tension will fade. In addition, we can literally escape the hold of negative impulses and continue to find a feeling of security, stability and not go further down.

In fact, all we need to do is "divert" our thoughts to something else. When our minds are distracted, we usually forget about the losses we've experienced. I really feel this when I experience a big loss. Chatting with friends, joking around, or engaging in other activities can help us forget about the loss.

Seriously, I live in a very active gambling environment. My house is a gathering place for my friends, and every night they're here, and there are always some of them gambling, but so far, none of them have used drugs to forget about the losses.

This means that forgetting about losses or winning doesn't always have to involve intoxicants; the important thing is that our minds are distracted, and that's enough.

[livingfree]

There is no automatic connection with them, yet in real life they usually overlap. Gambling births pressure, stress, and impulsive crashes, and few other people results to drugs in  order to continue to survive with huge losses or calm there worries. It is not all gambler who uses substances, though the act of combination is rampant in high risk areas. When anyone can't handle that emotional strength of gambling, keeping away from gambling and drugs appears to be the best choice.

The influence with the relationship and friendship that they build as well contributes to the potentiality of it. But this is for the physical casinos where interaction with each other is normal.

But in online gambling, it's different of course.

Though it sits still with how you react with the pressure and losses you'll get. If you have been one of those users before, you're likely to use it again if your losing streaks stress you.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

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

In a nutshell, nobody is been forced to gamble intensively to the point you will be needing a high substance to calm or massage your eagle. Because a non drug user will continue gambling either intensively or not without taking any drugs, not unless the individual is already a drug addict, that he or she will need drugs as an avenue to relieve his pains and losses. Hence, it is not a general behavior.

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.

That's a big lie at O.P, because it's absolutely not everybody who is into gambling that is actually dealing on drugs. Because sometimes people take drugs to stimulate or increase their feel good morale while performing whatever activities, and gambling as a game requires clear thinking and strategic decision making to be able to perfectly predict a game to eventually win. But though, some people might take drugs after losing a huge sum they weren't willing to afford losing, as a medium to relieve their pains. And such behavior doesn't generally describe the entire average gamblers.

[Hispo]

From my understanding, there is some occasional link between drug abuse and gambling. It has mostly much to do with the fact there are people who lost much money to their bad luck and in order to cope they consume substances which numb their senses and grief.
It is kind of similar to what people do with alcohol, but taken to a new, dangerous level.

Of course, nobody wants to grow dependent of drugs or alcohol, but loss grief could be so big that some people simply want to make it stop at all cost.

[Yorubek]

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 has nothing to do with drugs. Gamblers who say such things are addicted to both gambling and drugs. Only addicted people can relate drugs and gambling together. The example you are talking about makes it clear that he is a person addicted to gambling. A person will never gamble with half his life savings for fun. Because we all know that gambling depends entirely on luck. One should never blindly trust in luck.

It is true that gambling is a game of chance. No matter how experienced we are or how many strategies we use, we still have to rely on luck to win. No one can predict the outcome of gambling. There is a difference between gambling and drugs. A healthy person can gamble with his discretionary money for fun, but a truly healthy person will never drink alcohol. A healthy person cannot spend most of his money on gambling, leaving aside valuable savings or all his necessary expenses. If he does, he may be doing so because he is addicted to gambling, but it is never possible in a healthy state.

[xenomorfo]

It is true that gambling is a game of chance. No matter how experienced we are or how many strategies we use, we still have to rely on luck to win. No one can predict the outcome of gambling. There is a difference between gambling and drugs. A healthy person can gamble with his discretionary money for fun, but a truly healthy person will never drink alcohol. A healthy person cannot spend most of his money on gambling, leaving aside valuable savings or all his necessary expenses. If he does, he may be doing so because he is addicted to gambling, but it is never possible in a healthy state.

That's true, i am telling you from experience playing poker with friends. With very little money, I've noticed that there's no strategy; it depends on whether you're dealt the cards or not.
Period:
Anything else is just plain boring, so there's no point in making up crazy plans or making crazy calculations.
Play and have fun.

[ozgr]

Do you think drugs are the only way to clear your mind when stressed about gambling losses?

I don't think so. There are many other forms of entertainment that can provide the same benefits, the goal being to forget about the loss, right? Certainly, there are many other forms of entertainment besides drugs, such as going on vacation with friends or family, or perhaps with a partner.

If drugs are the only option for stress relief, then how do gamblers who are completely unfamiliar with drugs relieve the stress of major losses? I live in a very active gambling environment. Several of my friends gamble almost every day, but none of them use drugs. Sometimes just chatting and laughing can relieve the stress of losing.

Loss may definitely shatter our faith, but we can find that room to select relaxing measures, without becoming involved in anything that will further aggravate the circumstances. We may also pursue a relaxing scenery, we can let our bodies relax or we can discuss our burden to avoid accumulation. We also have the ability of diversion into some activities that relieve us, as the tension will fade. In addition, we can literally escape the hold of negative impulses and continue to find a feeling of security, stability and not go further down.

In fact, all we need to do is "divert" our thoughts to something else. When our minds are distracted, we usually forget about the losses we've experienced. I really feel this when I experience a big loss. Chatting with friends, joking around, or engaging in other activities can help us forget about the loss.

Seriously, I live in a very active gambling environment. My house is a gathering place for my friends, and every night they're here, and there are always some of them gambling, but so far, none of them have used drugs to forget about the losses.

This means that forgetting about losses or winning doesn't always have to involve intoxicants; the important thing is that our minds are distracted, and that's enough.

I agree with what you said. To forget and fix the bad things we’ve experienced in the past, we need to go through different experiences. Our brain can constantly repair itself through change. But when it comes to alcohol or drug use, we end up suppressing our past and making things even worse.

[Fiasem20]

Though it might have no relationship in gambling, because if 100% yes it does,then that statement has been generalized to every gambler.Literally, I'm a gambler and I am not into drugs,so literally in my own opinion that statement can't be generalized that gambling and drugs intake are interconnected.Though the society see gamblers as wayward people,but they underemphasize the fact that everyone do things for their pleasure.

This does not mean that there is no relationship. Your opinion has no place here. What determines relationships are scientists and mathematicians who are running analysis on large data sets. The data shows that there is a relationship between all of those activities. This does not mean that every single person who does gambling must also do one of the others. That is a wrong interpretation of the meaning of relationship or correlation. It is wrong understanding that leads to false conclusions. If one understands what this concept really means one will easily figure it out. It is similar to saying that drugs and alcohol have no relationship to prostitution.  

I would really appreciate if you would add the source of the analysis you mentioned in your post,and I didn't say that gambling and substance abuse has nothing to do in common,but if you read my post very well you ought to have seen that I used the word "might" before giving my conclusion.I only gave an opinion that the statement can't be generalized to everyone,or are you into drugs as a result of gambling?
In the conclusion of my post,I was emphasizing on the fact that what can't intensive gambling do? So it wouldn't be surprising to me at all.Depression and anxiety can make a lot of gamblers do the unimaginable, that's why it's crucial to gamble responsibly.

[Rashlyowl]

I agree with what you said. To forget and fix the bad things we’ve experienced in the past, we need to go through different experiences. Our brain can constantly repair itself through change. But when it comes to alcohol or drug use, we end up suppressing our past and making things even worse.

Because our brains can repair themselves through change if we also maintain good mental & spiritual health, as everything is interconnected. Drugs & alcohol can certainly damage everything & eliminate the most appropriate & forward-thinking strategies for change, including gambling. Even when we are physically, mentally & spiritually healthy, we still struggle to achieve profitable outcomes from gambling, especially when we do it in conjunction with alcohol & drugs, which seem to only further devastate everything.

[|MINER|]

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.

I think this statement is 100% true that there is no relationship between gambling and drugs. Because the first thing I will say is have we ever seen such gambling games where people have to take drugs to prepare for gambling? Of course the answer is no.
Just as we play gambling for pleasure and stress relief, many people drink limited amounts of drugs like alcohol after work to relieve their stress, but I do not encourage it. But these are two completely different things, so I bring these quotes here to explain.
It is true that most gamblers who are addicted have drug addiction, but that does not mean that it is a universal truth that there is a relationship between gambling and drugs. Does the fact that there are many addicted gamblers who commit various crimes to raise money for gambling mean that there is a connection between gambling and crime?

[crwth]

Though it might have no relationship in gambling, because if 100% yes it does,then that statement has been generalized to every gambler.Literally, I'm a gambler and I am not into drugs,so literally in my own opinion that statement can't be generalized that gambling and drugs intake are interconnected.

I had a hard time understanding what you are posting. You are making it longer, but it's so hard to grasp. You just wanted to say that you don't do drugs, so it has no connection to you. That's going to be different for other people for sure.

[rachael9385]

There is no direct connection to drugs, what the OP explained is that indirectly there is a possibility that gambling can lead to drug addiction and in my opinion that is very far away, the closest is criminal activity, where someone is more desperate to steal in order to have money to gamble, and drugs are still too far from being related to gambling.

Drugs are not considered to have any connection with gambling directly and so does criminal activities as well because come to think of it not every gambler gets desperate to think of getting involved in criminal activities to probably fund their gambling addiction. Be it drugs or criminal activity i think it's a matter of personal decision, it's all about what you allow and the mindset you develop

[Dogedegen]

I would really appreciate if you would add the source of the analysis you mentioned in your post,and I didn't say that gambling and substance abuse has nothing to do in common,but if you read my post very well you ought to have seen that I used the word "might" before giving my conclusion.I only gave an opinion that the statement can't be generalized to everyone,or are you into drugs as a result of gambling?
In the conclusion of my post,I was emphasizing on the fact that what can't intensive gambling do? So it wouldn't be surprising to me at all.Depression and anxiety can make a lot of gamblers do the unimaginable, that's why it's crucial to gamble responsibly.

No problem, here is one study that supports what I am saying. Actually the study says that it is even much worse than what I indicated here. Therefore any person who said something else is wrong. You can find many other studies that confirm the same. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25914605/. This more specifically talks about gambling that has already become an issue, but that is a separate discussion that is also a bit complex. Remember nobody really knows where exactly playing for fun turns into a problem. Extreme examples of gambling problems are easy to highlight, but most people with a problem fall somewhere between a casual gambler and someone who is stealing money to continue to gamble. Where exactly the problem or intensive gambling begins is a question for another thread.

Of the four gambling and substance use behaviors considered, past year gambling was the most prevalent (76.9%), followed by alcohol use (67.6%), tobacco use (28.7%) and marijuana use (11.2%). Problem gambling and the three substance abuse measures were highly related.

Here is one that studied something else, but as part of its background it confirms that casual gambling is related to both substance abuse and dependence. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19022590/

Background: Although recreational gambling is prevalent and co-occurs with substance abuse/dependence, few studies have investigated the relationship between the two.

So there is not really room for interpretation here which is why I find it weird that so many people are dismissive or lying lies. It is proven without any reasonable doubt that there is a relationship between drug use and gambling!! Worse it is actually in a relationship to all substance abuse behaviors, tobacco, alcohol, drugs and anything else pretty much.

[lionheart78]

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.

Why will someone even gamble with that amount of money, how will you decide to gamble with half of your life savings?

 Seems illogical and unrealistic, yeah?  But it happens.  People who are overconfident in their gambling luck do this, while others who are addicted to gambling surely will do this.  The reason behind is the uncotrollable urge to gamble and or strong greed that makes the person removes all the boundaries just for the sake of winning huge amount of money.

We should know there is risk in gambling, so you are not even suppose to gamble with half of your life savings. If you are gambling, always gamble with any amount which if you lose, it’s not really going to affect you in any way.

That should be but people who lost sanity due to gambling addiction or greed forget about gambling responsibly and just do what they think will satisfy the urge of greed or the urge to gamble.

I don’t know what some people are looking for that will make them take that kind of risk. If you can gamble with half of your life savings, and you lose it’s just better you accept your faith.

It is either to satisfy their uncontrallable urge or to get rich quick without doing any hard effort or too much greed.  The sad thing is that when they lose they look for someone to blame to and do not take responsiblity of their action.

If you decide to involve yourself into drugs it won’t change anything, that won’t bring back your money, and it won’t make you forget about  it forever, drugs can just make you forget about your problem for some time, but when you are back to your right senses, then everything is going to be fresh in your brain.

Actually, engaging with drugs after a huge lost, that would put the last nail in the coffin.  This will lead his life to ruin and adds more expenses once become illegal drug dependent.  This will worsen the case, so as much as possible don't get involved with drugs may it be being a user or being pusher.  After all drugs and gambling should not come together.

Though it might have no relationship in gambling, because if 100% yes it does,then that statement has been generalized to every gambler.Literally, I'm a gambler and I am not into drugs,so literally in my own opinion that statement can't be generalized that gambling and drugs intake are interconnected.

I had a hard time understanding what you are posting. You are making it longer, but it's so hard to grasp. You just wanted to say that you don't do drugs, so it has no connection to you. That's going to be different for other people for sure.

Still drugs and gambling has no relationship, one can do the other without engaging on the other one, they do not come in a package.

[HONDACD125]

Why will someone even gamble with that amount of money, how will you decide to gamble with half of your life savings? We should know there is risk in gambling, so you are not even suppose to gamble with half of your life savings. If you are gambling, always gamble with any amount which if you lose, it’s not really going to affect you in any way.

The answer to that "Why" is very simple; it's because people expect to win and then have more money, and this thought clouds their mind so much that they don't think about the negative outcome of what they are going to do. If the thought of trying your luck in gambling with your savings crosses your mind once, then know that you will surely do it, whether you do it with half of your savings, the whole savings, or just a portion of it. It's a difficult decision to make, and wise people and those who have a lot of self-control would never do it, but some people would go for it.

Those who are lucky manage to win some money through this, but those who are unlucky lose whatever they have used from their life savings, and then the phase of regrets begins, where they will curse themselves, regret everything they did, some might even commit suicide or something for why they did something that ruined their life.

[silpersurfer]

This will only worsen your condition, like adding poison to your life, killing you slowly. You're already addicted to gambling; gambling alone gives you pleasure, and you're adding to the poison by using drugs to feel calm and relieved. This is a deadly combination that will drain your wallet and hasten your death.

Instead of using drugs to soothe ourselves when we experience consecutive losses and major setbacks, it's better to try to overcome these problems and addictions in a healthier way, because we also have to think about the long-term outcome. And it's important to remember that never gamble if you don't understand the risks, and the same goes for drugs.