When gambling addiction has become tougher than drug addiction.

[Ronsbit]

It's just that people with drug addiction suffer from inadequacy only periodically, during the drug use. But when someone suffers from gambling (addiction), it's unclear when they're sane and when their thoughts are completely confused. My conclusion fits perfectly with the story of the guy who became addicted to slots and, while living in a rented apartment, emptied all the furniture and appliances and sold them to quickly pay off his debts.
This is inappropriate behavior that requires treatment and correction. I'm not saying drug addiction is better; they are both serious illnesses.

Do you realize there are also drug addicts that are in serious debts due to their addiction for drugs. There are drugs that are so expensive and people often get addicted to these types of drugs, so most times when they lack money to afford these drugs, some end up taking them on credit, some take up loans to buy then. They accumulate these debts until it has piled up so high that they don’t even know how to pay up, some even go as far as selling off all their properties for a cheap price just to make sure they meet up.

That's true, drug addicts are very prone to huge debt accumulation, they can go to any extent just to satisfy the urge for their drugs intake whenever it the urge for consumption comes up. It is very dangerous and deadly because it has it's own side effects in the body system as drugs can cause a lot of damages internally without we knowing till it finally begins to show outwardly and by them it is too late. This is just the health aspect of it. The physical aspects of it is so numerous and at times it results to loss of properties and sometimes violence as well.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Sometimes, we try to compare different addictions with one another, and we easily find reasons to say that one addiction is worse than another. However, in the case of gambling addiction compared with drug addiction, it is very difficult to say which is the worse addiction. Everyone may judge and give reasons based on their experiences, but the point is that both gambling addiction and drug addiction are very harmful because they destroy lives.When someone becomes addicted to either gambling or drugs, it can be very difficult for them to regain control of their life. Their life may be filled with depression, and nothing seems to last for a long time because all the money they earn continues to be spent on their addiction. Therefore, the best thing is for a person to avoid becoming addicted to either gambling or drugs.

[Somegory]

Gambling addiction is a mind game, drug addiction is the body game, none of them are better than the other and if anyone wants to break ideas I believe the changes must start in the mind.

What happens to your body if you can't feed it with the drugs anymore? It becomes a pain for you for withstand it, this is why the solution to drug addiction is restraining that person.

Lock them away base on time so that they can struggle to beat and defeat that addiction,  gambling addiction is not like this, even if you use restrain order they can dream it in the head and the mind to satisfy themselves.

To beat gambling addiction the addicted person needs to break the relationship in the mind first, they must longer for freedom themselves before the help of friends and families will.work on them.

[Orpichukwu]

Addiction to gambling or drugs is an equally bad and unfortunate situation because both have the opportunity to destroy the future or destroy one's survival, but even so it does not mean that the opportunity to recover or recover is completely absent because in my opinion, regardless of the addiction, no matter how severe the level, there is still a chance of recovery but it depends on the culprit himself who has the decision.

Addiction is something that's bad no matter which form of addiction the person is into, and some are even addicted to both drugs and gambling, which is a double problem to be tackled by one, and the person getting out of the addiction depends on if they have first accepted to be addicted and the kind of help they get from those close to them and not being mocked by people in the form of advising them.

[DrBeer]

That country has what I call weak men. Men who don't have self-control. That is very paramount as a man. If you don't have that, how then are you going to build wealth? When gambling alone can make you lose all your fortune if you already have one. This is unacceptable.

That is to say, if they are drinking something that is killing them, they will continue just to give the excuse of family issues or one issue or the other. People should learn to take control of their lives.

Honestly, things like this also make me reflect on whether there is anything in my life that I am addicted to that I can't stop.

Gambling is so accessible now like never before. Just from your phone, you can gamble with ease. This poses a greater threat when it comes to quitting.

The government should just step in. Since people can't stop on their own, they should find a way to stop this. It kills the economy faster.

That’s a very good answer! It’s human nature to look for explanations for one’s problems "outside oneself", because admitting one’s mistakes and WEAKNESSES is very unpleasant. If a person cannot control their desires and weaknesses (after first acknowledging them), sooner or later they will fall victim to some form of "entertainment" like this. And the blame won’t lie with gambling, alcohol, or anything else-the person themselves will be to blame, no matter how unpleasant that may sound!

[Fiatless]

Gambling addiction is more difficult to quit compared to drug addiction because many drug addicts who choose to go to a rehab center the success rate is about 80% or more for them to come clean because it is biological. Gambling addicts who are forced to rehab centers as no gambler go there by choice can have a success rate of around 50% or just a bit more because it is related to dopamine, the brain of a gambling addict thinks that I only feel good while I am gambling and this feeling is much more difficult to overcome than any biological dependence.

All forms of addiction is related to dopamine. I would like to know where you got the data that drug rehabilitation centers have 80% success rate and gambling addiction has as low as 50% success rate. From my personal observation, many drug addicts in my environment suffered from relapses after leaving rehab. In fact, some research concluded that drug addiction is more difficult to tackle than gambling disorders.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Well, I agree that the rise in online gambling website has made gambling more easy and accessible to a large number of people compare to before when we only had the option to play offline in physical casinos, I was almost addicted to gambling too but I didn't allow that to happen because I realized the dangers of what I was letting myself into. If players can just have self control, they will overcome this addiction problem because of a true gambling addiction can destroy someone's life just as hard drugs could.

[Lida93]

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Lol I’d love to see how that experiment would turn out. Quitting addiction isn’t dependent on the type of addiction itself but about how deep the person really is in the addiction. You might be surprised that quitting gambling addiction would be a lot more easier than quitting video game addiction. As harmless as video game addiction may sound, it can be too difficult to quit, depending on the intensity of the addiction.

Absolutely correct mate, it's just not about what the individual is addicted to but about how intense and deep the addict has gone into the addiction. Video games can be really harmful as well, I have heard about how people forget important things or appointments they were doing or have scheduled with people just because they were hooked in video gaming.

[fredericktaylor]

Whether the addiction is through drug or gambling, no matter how a person is addicted, it can completely destruction their life. Always be aware of gambling so that gambling does not become a part of life. Gambling for entertainment is good so that you can maintain self-control and enjoy the real fun of gambling. It is very important to always be aware of gambling so that gambling does not become a part of life in any way.

[shawonngp]

I think there are many similarities between gambling and drug addiction, such as drug addiction causes severe health damage and financial loss as well. In the same way, there is a big financial loss, especially in gambling, as well as those who engage in late-night gambling suffer health damage and sleep disturbance. Whether gambling is legal or illegal, those who are addicted to gambling find many ways to gamble, such as by using illegal methods. Many people use VPN to access many unpopular and new gambling sites; even if the government wants to, they cannot ban all gambling sites. Growing gambling sites seem more risky to me, because many casino sites increase the chances of disappearing with gamblers' money, so I think a few trusted sites are enough. No need for many sites.

[Proty]

The both addictions are actually nothing to write home about to be honest, both are very deadly and aren't that friendly to humanity and that's the common reality. However, the common difference in both of them is that gamble is actually stocked in the mind and can't be easily dealt with. The whole mind is actually choked up with it and it can actually make you spend everything you call money that was on you in a single day if not careful, but talking about drug, it got some limit. Perhaps, their is a certain quantity of drugs you will consume in a day and your body will start rejecting it unless the surpose drug addict has plans of killing himself by himself. These are two things that shouldn't even happen to any living persons on earth  because if you have experienced it before then you will know exactly what am talking about.

Fundamentally, both are detrimental and addictive particularly regarding their financial impact but drugs are far more dangerous than gambling itself gambling addiction is something that can be overcome, as it ultimately depends on the individual. The root issues in gambling are a lack of self control and an inability to manage the emotions that arise from losing. If individuals could master this control, I believe gambling would not be a burden instead, they could play freely and simply enjoy themselves.

I believe that gambling addiction isn't as dangerous as drugs addiction. Most of the people that are addicted to gambling is as a result of drugs addiction. There motive of gambling is to be able to make money that they can used to buy drugs . Therefore, being addicted to drugs is likely more dangerous than gambling addiction because of the health impacts of drugs addiction. However even gambling addiction is also dangerous. For anyone to be on a safety side is never to be addicted to any of this because the side effects of both is very dangerous.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Whether the addiction is through drug or gambling, no matter how a person is addicted, it can completely destruction their life. Always be aware of gambling so that gambling does not become a part of life. Gambling for entertainment is good so that you can maintain self-control and enjoy the real fun of gambling. It is very important to always be aware of gambling so that gambling does not become a part of life in any way.

Self control is an important aspect of gambling and it will be a barrier for us crossing from responsible gambling to irresponsible gambling. A gambler should always be in control of our gambling activities so we wouldn’t move from gambling for fun to gambling for finance which will easily lead to addiction.

Either gambling addiction or any kind of addiction we shouldn’t get ourselves to fall in any of this addiction because addiction is totally draining both financially, physically or even mentally. Gamble responsibly and enjoy the entertainment gambling shower on us.

[Boiboi20]

I think it is worse if a gambler is also addicted to drugs, that is a complete formula for wrecking a life.

But that is the reality because with gambling addiction, there is no limit when it comes to the money we can lose, while with drugs, there is a limit on how much the body can consume in a single day, that is why gambling addiction can be far more serious in that sense. But both are really big problems, not only for the person experiencing it but also for the people around the addicted person, because they are already not in the right mind and they can commit a crime anytime.

I think having both a gambling addiction and a drug addiction is about bad as it get one drain your finance while the other destroys your health and Judgment so it is a very dangerous combination personally I don’t like comparing which one is worse because both can ruin a person  life in different way gambling can make someone lose more money than they ever imagined while drugs can take a serious toll on the body and mind when both are involved the person often loses control completely the unfortunate part is that it does not only affect the addict their family and loved one usually end up suffering too dealing with stress debt broken trust and all the problems that come with those addictions that is  why it is important to recognize the signs early and get help before things spiral out of control.

[Junii]

What do you think about this, is the rampant increase of gambling sites good or bad for people overall?

Obviously it is 100% wrong. Even in today's world a vast amount of online betting sites make it too easy for a person who wants to gamble his money. You compare drugs with gambling and i think this comparison is quite good because drugs gives you buzz which is emotion same gambling gives you buzz as well when someone won a jackpot the brain releases the dopamine and other different emotions . So that is why when a person start chasing losses or telling himself that i figure out the market now the next bet is mine there are majority of chances that this person is addicted to that emotion. I think there is a lack of awareness regarding gambling in the peoples .

[Samlucky O]

I always thought that drug addiction is worse than gambling addiction, but there are news saying that in this country, gambling addiction has become harder to quit than drugs.

If they say so, I will not ague because chasing money and spending money are two different things. Chasing money is already an addictive behavior /habit of every man,  because they need it to survive. This means you can do without any form of addition but you can't do without addiction of chasing money. This implies that why people find it difficult and hard to quit in gambling than drugging, is because they chanel their addiction of chasing money into gambling to make money. When their sense of reasoning start telling them it's better to try luck every day and lose till you make it in Gambling, Than using that amount for drug that has nothing to gain in the lung run, the person will become more addictive in Gambling than in drug because the person will think that no matter how you drug, you may never get hope of anything in return, but gambling has a little hope in the long run if luck should be by your side.

I think this is the reason why people are more addicted to Gambling than drug.

[Jubilee58]

Because of the dangers associated with gambling addiction, it has become a topic of interest. We have seen addicted gamblers, and their kind of gambling lifestyle, it is something that people don't pray for. Gamblers who are addicted can gamble with money meant for other things, they lack emotional control, and don't understand bankroll management. Sometimes even when they make huge wins , they end up loosing the same win to the gambling sites. When you see addicted gambler around you, don't conclude the person is comfortable with it, no, such gambler needs help in other to be freed.

Addiction in drugs is also another dangerous thing, it can also be difficult to set yourself free if no assistance is given to you, as for drugs addiction, your money, and your health are a stake, you loose money, and you lack good health, as for me , drugs, and gambling addiction can be difficult to quit if the required assistance is not given.

[ArabBTC]

Sometimes, we try to compare different addictions with one another, and we easily find reasons to say that one addiction is worse than another. However, in the case of gambling addiction compared with drug addiction, it is very difficult to say which is the worse addiction. Everyone may judge and give reasons based on their experiences, but the point is that both gambling addiction and drug addiction are very harmful because they destroy lives.When someone becomes addicted to either gambling or drugs, it can be very difficult for them to regain control of their life. Their life may be filled with depression, and nothing seems to last for a long time because all the money they earn continues to be spent on their addiction. Therefore, the best thing is for a person to avoid becoming addicted to either gambling or drugs.

Just as you have said both addictions are really bad in the sense that both of them destroys life, an addicted gambler will not have any savings, he will always be depressed thinking about his losses and how to recover them all the time, in fact his life will be scattered because any small money he earns will be channeled immediately into gambling, so also a drug addict is also at serious risk, a chronic drug addict will end up selling all his properties just to suppress his urge for hard drugs.

To me one should gamble responsibly don’t gamble to the point that you will become so addicted however, comparing gambling with drug addiction i think gambling addiction is slightly better, why i feel drugs addiction is worse is because of the health disadvantages of drug addiction, some hard drugs have the capacity to damage brain cells and cause certain level of cognitive impairment in which the drug addict might start behaving like an imbecile and most time forget certain information including his/her name, some tobacco and cocaines can be so addictive to the extent the drug addict will be inching his/her body every single minute in the public and it could be really bad, neighbors can even feel that the drug addict has gone mad, that is why i feel that gambling addiction is slightly better compared to drugs addiction, because drug addiction have plenty related health consequences.

[Queen uloma]

While drug addiction creates a genuine biological dependence in your body, with gambling, the entire addiction is in the mind. If you have a weak mind, meaning you struggle to control your emotions, you can easily fall into a gambling addiction.

In my opinion, drug addiction is definitely harder to overcome, but if we have to make a comparison, I think overcoming gambling addiction is difficult because it’s so much more accessible. Once you’ve recovered from drug addiction, you might never encounter it again in your everyday life. But gambling is different. Especially when you follow sports, gambling will always be right in front of your eyes in one way or another.

I agree with you, drugs addiction, and gambling addiction are not the same thing.  Drug Addiction affects both the body and mind which makes it  more difficult to overcome. But we should not underestimate gambling addiction. Because it can destroy someone emotionally and financially. To control emotion isn’t easy at all, especially when a person is chasing after losses or always believing that the next  bet will help them recover all their losses. I agree with you that gambling addiction can be difficult to escape because gambling is everywhere. Especially when you’re a lover of  football or spend time online. predictions, and betting adverts,  will always tempt someone to bet. Both addiction are bad, anyone who engage in either of them need support and understanding on how to come out of it.