Best way to help an addicted gambler

[GiftedMAN]

I don't know how much effective will be that idea to use the military influence to get out from gambling addiction but I think that is not neccessary becuase in most the  countries we will find the rehab center for the addicted person even gambling aside of the drug there is also the expert psychologists to bring back his son from the gambling addiction. So I would not going to prefer that idea where a gambler will be arrested in locked up for bring him back from gambling addiction rather it would be the oppsite side effect.

That’s right. Addiction is more of a psychological issue and resorting to the use of brute force or physical means and restraints may most likely have little to no effect on the victim. Even if you lock them up for as long as you want and keep them away from gambling, it’ll be a lot more easier for them to go back gambling the moment they’re released because the issue wasn’t treated psychologically as it’s meant to.

[danadc]

I have accepted help from people who supposedly know, but then I realize if they are just talking the talk or if they actually know. If the person knows a lot about the game, I can tell by the way they bet. If they keep money on hand all the time and aren't rich, and win more than they lose, then it's acceptable to listen to their advice otherwise, they're just another fraud.

[Bright0515]

Even though it's his son doesn't mean he can use force to stop him from what he think is good for himself. Not all cases requires such hash method during help. The father need to understand that his son is no longer a kid anymore. Unless the some is still a kid before he can use force to stop him but that does not mean he has to arrest him or punish him. Advice alone is enough in such situations, as for me after given an advice and he refuses to take them, I will just help him learn the hard way.

[Findingnemo]

Even though it's his son doesn't mean he can use force to stop him from what he think is good for himself. Not all cases requires such hash method during help. The father need to understand that his son is no longer a kid anymore. Unless the some is still a kid before he can use force to stop him but that does not mean he has to arrest him or punish him. Advice alone is enough in such situations, as for me after given an advice and he refuses to take them, I will just help him learn the hard way.

Letting them learn hard way can cause them serious loss and we don't let them be like that because it's family so we do care in most cases. But for that punishing isn't a solution it will just make them more anger and will do the same thing just to prove that they will do that no matter what.

Instead keep telling them what will happen if they keep doing it the wrong way, take them to a rehab centre and let them talk with the one who faced struggles, watch documentary and many possibilites are out there.

[Orpichukwu]

Even though it's his son doesn't mean he can use force to stop him from what he think is good for himself. Not all cases requires such hash method during help. The father need to understand that his son is no longer a kid anymore. Unless the some is still a kid before he can use force to stop him but that does not mean he has to arrest him or punish him. Advice alone is enough in such situations, as for me after given an advice and he refuses to take them, I will just help him learn the hard way.

Kid or no kid, as long as the person is old enough and mature, the father doesn't have any legal right to get him arrested just for being a gambling addict unless there is a case of the child stealing from him and the money being used to gamble; then that excuse could be used to get him arrested. But if the son has not done anything wrong other than just uncontrollable gambling behaviour, then I agree with you that the father is overstepping.

[Nothingtodo]

An elderly man was asked in front of me if his son, who is always gambling somehow got addicted to gambling, and they tried to talk him out of it, but all to no avail, what method he thinks he can use that will be very effective, and he said he will use his military influence to get his own son arrested and locked up for at least 2 years if he stays without any means of gambling his brain will adjust by itself.

Do you guys think such method will be effective or cause more harm to the person itself.

This method will be effective but not everyone will want to adopt this method so some effective methods need to be adopted where a father can bring his gambling addicted child back on the right path. He must mingle with a good friend, he must concentrate on some activity where there is no opportunity to participate in gambling. We should stop giving him extra money and take him to a good psychological doctor for advice on what to do. And with proper family care, he will definitely get back on the right track.

[danadc]

The best way to help an addict is with professional help , or by getting them into a treatment facility That's the best way. If you can't do that because you don't have the money, then you can still help them, even if it's just by talking to them, by making them see that all is not lost, that material things can be replaced, and that everything done wrong can be undone, that there are always second chances. But the addict has to do their part to make things happen; it depends a lot on the addict whether they want to get better or not.