When gambling addiction has become tougher than drug addiction.

[BALIK]

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.

So what is happening to the world, does the rampant number of gambling sites, which I think are already thousands or hundreds of thousands operating and ready to cater to anyone, whether they are in a country where gambling is restricted or not, result in this serious problem of addiction?

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

The problem is not rampant increase of gambling sites. The problem is our mentality and how we treat those gambling sites
However the reputable crypto casinos here which have proper tools like self exclusion, reality check, fast withdrawal are help regular professional grinders enjoy the game without any hassle. The real danger is when people see it as a guaranteed source of income instead of seeing it as a part of entertainment and bankroll discipline.

Addiction takes a serious form when people start playing on emotion, abandoning strategy. I always set limits and treat it as just a fun way to make extra profit.

[Rockstarguy]

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.

Every addiction is tough to come out of. There is no easy addiction, and one thing you should know is that there is a level of addiction. If two people are addicted, they may not be on the same level; one might even be worse.

The most important thing is to prevent yourself from ever becoming addicted because it is always tough to come out of it. The end result of every addiction is to put your life in danger, and this is why no one is preferable to fall into.

[Royal Cap]

I don't think it's right to directly compare these two types of addiction. The effects of both are different and which one will do more harm depends a lot on the individual's situation.  In the case of drugs at least people know that they are taking a harmful substance but online gambling is initially seen by many as just entertainment or a way to make easy money.

However it is true that online gambling is now much more accessible than before.  So those who have weak self control can easily get involved in it. In my opinion the root cause of the problem is not just the number of gambling sites but how responsibly people are able to use them is equally important.

[JunaidAzizi]

Of course, it is so bad for the people nowadays. Well, in the past, there were some obstacles, or you can say barriers, which could limit or stop the user from gambling, such as traveling to a casino, having cash, and facing social pressure. So, mostly, people did it in moderation, as they might not travel for hours, or they would run out of cash at the casino and stop. But now, everyone has a phone and can easily access online casinos, make fast deposits, and these platforms are open 24/7. You can clearly see how much money is involved and up to what limit they can destroy someone. So, if there are more casinos, it means there are more options, and there is also a chance of scams.

[Cryptomultiplier]

I honestly don't see how drug addiction could be considered less serious than gambling addiction. From what I've personally witnessed, having relatives who were addicted, drug addiction is far worse. It kills and destroys families and neighbors. It's an extremely dangerous type of addiction. A person addicted to drugs easily gets into crime, steals, and kills. It's a painful part to see your relative dying because of drug addiction.

It's very painful; drugs destroy the body and the mind. Gambling addiction, on the other hand, causes a person to steal money and belongings, but it doesn't make them aggressive, and gambling addicts rarely enter the world of crime as gang members. At most, they steal things from relatives and friends and get arrested, but they don't become gang members.

One of the reasons why there is a measurable statistics about gambling addiction is because it is digital or should I say it is online and the frequency can easily be quantified as compared to drug addicts that has no online frequency to be measured because you can see someone in suit and tie and not know they are addicted to a certain drugs. Even when these drug addicts go out to buy the drugs they take, how can you measure or quantify it?

It is just the way I see it and as you have right said, drug addiction destroys the human cells and DNA while gambling addiction could at worse cause emotional destruction and financial destruction but it could be controlled because one can be addicted to gambling and still be a good friend or partner or parent or relative and can speak well and even compose themselves in public as opposed to drug addiction that literally shows on the skin and affects both personal relationships and well being.

[Lida93]

Perhaps we should get to experiment this with one addict on both drugs and gambling then we see which looks harder to quit than just one side addiction by growing population leading to a conclusion of gambling being hard to quit than drug addiction, both are hard imo.
Why a lot of people gambles more is because gambling can be taken as a hobby, something they could do for leisure and entertainment of self, unlike hard drugs. That's why in any country there would always be high growing gambling population than drug users.

[Findingnemo]

Every kind of addiction is hard on the person who is experiencing it and we can't say which one bad than the other. Gambling addiction can cause both financial and mental troubles while people will just see the addicted ones as irresponsible person which is true to an extent but if they are already addicted then there is no point in blaming which can't help them to get away from their addiction.

And if someone became an addict because they joined some telegram groups where everyone was talking about gambling tips? Sound like the person is not taking the accountability here, if he hadn't joined the community, or controlled his greed then he wouldn't become an addict right?

[Ever-young]

Perhaps we should get to experiment this with one addict on both drugs and gambling then we see which looks harder to quit than just one side addiction by growing population leading to a conclusion of gambling being hard to quit than drug addiction, both are hard imo.
Why a lot of people gambles more is because gambling can be taken as a hobby, something they could do for leisure and entertainment of self, unlike hard drugs. That's why in any country there would always be high growing gambling population than drug users.

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.

[Wakate]

Perhaps we should get to experiment this with one addict on both drugs and gambling then we see which looks harder to quit than just one side addiction by growing population leading to a conclusion of gambling being hard to quit than drug addiction, both are hard imo.
Why a lot of people gambles more is because gambling can be taken as a hobby, something they could do for leisure and entertainment of self, unlike hard drugs. That's why in any country there would always be high growing gambling population than drug users.

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.

There is no one that can not get ride of addiction but the problem is that many gamblers are not really reason to leave the addiction because they still enjoy the activity. Gambling may not be always profitable for addicted gamblers but many will not stop to gamble. Gambling can be very relaxing and comfortable especially when you are anticipating on extraordinary outcome.

[|MINER|]

That’s a bit exaggerated. Drug addiction requires a lot of therapy and withdrawal to substance in able to get it over while gambling addiction can be solved through stopping gambling by making your mind busy on other things such as socializing with friends.

Drug addiction is costly while you don’t any chance to win. You are destroying your body too when overdose unlike gambling addiction that only destroys you financially.

I personally agree with you that people who are addicted to drugs have to go through a lot of processes to recover and it is very difficult in many cases but at the same time I am also a person who is addicted to gambling but has to go through a lot of processes to stop gambling. Even what you said is true that if we can focus our mind on something else then it is possible to get out of gambling addiction but when a person is addicted to gambling then even if he focuses on something else it breaks within a short time and he comes back to gambling.
Again, in many cases, it is seen that the reason behind addiction to drugs is also the addiction to gambling because due to gambling, he loses extra money and goes through financial crisis, as a result of which he often becomes addicted to drugs due to depression. Therefore, it would not be right to consider a person addicted to gambling as less than a drug addict.

[Fortify]

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.

So what is happening to the world, does the rampant number of gambling sites, which I think are already thousands or hundreds of thousands operating and ready to cater to anyone, whether they are in a country where gambling is restricted or not, result in this serious problem of addiction?

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

‘Harder to quit than drugs’: illegal online gambling fuels Hongkongers’ growing addiction
reading the full story..

“The Telegram groups have made me gamble more. The only common topic in the groups is gambling. Everyone gambles ... When you listen to all the advice and tips, you will be placing bets on dozens of matches. It is difficult to detach oneself,” Chan said.

The only problem with this statement is classifying all drugs as having the same addictiveness. They don't - there are some which simply trap people through formed habits and associated products, like cannabis for example, where you'll get hooked on the routines that you build up around the drug and possibly start smoking tobacco separately. Then there are things like heroin, which are a much bigger problem and something that requires going "cold turkey" which is like a self inflicted version of the flu that can be torturous to get through but is needed in order to purge the body of the drug, but many people would rather never experience this condition making it very hard to quit. Gambling is not like that, it's just habits and chasing the buzz that winning gets you, but can be broken more easily. The key is really wanting it and having a reason.

[Chibit01]

Every form of addiction is bad and how easy or hard the addicted person can get out of it is based on personality and not a general problem. We can see people who are addicted to gambling and it's hard for them to get out of it, but they were once addicted to hard but find their way out of it, but gambling addiction is hard for them to escape some people also find it hard to escape their addiction on drugs but can easily get out of gambling addiction when necessary, which ever way better not to get addicted than to look for means of getting out of it.

[Tungbulu]

There is no one that can not get ride of addiction but the problem is that many gamblers are not really reason to leave the addiction because they still enjoy the activity. Gambling may not be always profitable for addicted gamblers but many will not stop to gamble. Gambling can be very relaxing and comfortable especially when you are anticipating on extraordinary outcome.

That is why most people are really having problems in their lives, especially with gambling, they refused to let go and accept the truth, instead of allowing liar to destroy their lives and make them to later regret about it in their lives, when the damage has already be done. Which is why they are to choose peace over their bet, because it will affect their mental wellness and damage their lives miserable due to one little mistake they could have avoided.

[AmoreJaz]

Every form of addiction is bad and how easy or hard the addicted person can get out of it is based on personality and not a general problem. We can see people who are addicted to gambling and it's hard for them to get out of it, but they were once addicted to hard but find their way out of it, but gambling addiction is hard for them to escape some people also find it hard to escape their addiction on drugs but can easily get out of gambling addiction when necessary, which ever way better not to get addicted than to look for means of getting out of it.

Any addiction is hard to get out of so to speak. Hence, it will require sheer will and determination from the person himself. Without strong motivation, I would say, it would be very hard for him to get out of that hole. An intervention is needed as much as possible and support from his immediate family.

[leonair]

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.

So what is happening to the world, does the rampant number of gambling sites, which I think are already thousands or hundreds of thousands operating and ready to cater to anyone, whether they are in a country where gambling is restricted or not, result in this serious problem of addiction?

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

‘Harder to quit than drugs’: illegal online gambling fuels Hongkongers’ growing addiction
reading the full story..

“The Telegram groups have made me gamble more. The only common topic in the groups is gambling. Everyone gambles ... When you listen to all the advice and tips, you will be placing bets on dozens of matches. It is difficult to detach oneself,” Chan said.

Gambling is now very easy and can be accessed 24/7, which is the most effective thing for gamblers to engage in gambling. In both cases of drugs and gambling, when someone has a partner and they live together like bachelor hostels and in such a situation, gambling and drugs engage and addict a person very deeply, so they can't get out of gambling and drug use in any way. However, when they go to their family, they may be far away from anger, but they cannot stay away from gambling. This is because they can gamble anywhere, anytime through their smartphones, hiding from their family. Therefore, considering this aspect, it can be said that gambling addiction is deeper than drug addiction.

[Odusko]

Gambling addiction and drug addiction have similar impacts on their victims, you lose money and focus when addicted to this two things, most of the time, we should always warn people about the danger of addiction and the need to never fall into addiction at all in the first, because is easier than avoid addiction than trying to fight to get out of it in the long run.

[moneystery]

I believe that both are equally bad, whether it's drug addiction, gambling, or any other type of addiction, they can still be potentially devastating for a person, so there's no need to compare the two, as neither is worse than the other.
And the ability to avoid gambling addiction depends on the individual. Even though there are thousands of gambling sites out there, those who are better able to control themselves will not easily become addicted to gambling. So the most important thing is self-control and the ability to understand the limits of playing-- if someone understands this, they can avoid gambling addiction.

[Dewi Aries]

I agree that gambling addiction is more difficult to overcome than drug addiction, and the impact can be even worse because gambling addiction involves passion and emotion. So, as long as gamblers aren't satisfied, they will continue gambling. This is why some lose everything, even their families, and many end up becoming thieves.
The rise of gambling sites is certainly a factor contributing to the growing addiction population, as access to them is becoming more widespread.

[henmark]

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

It depends... The illegal ones are obviously bad ^{[what I'm referring to is beyond its addictive nature]}. In contrast, the legal ones are just another platform where someone can play or place their bets ^{[even though the article you linked mentioned welcome bonuses, I don't think it has that much of a negative impact and without the sudden increase, potential gamblers can still find other existing platforms on the internet]}.

Agree. I don't think legal and legit gambling websites are a problem at all. It's usually the illegal ones that are causing problems because they refuse to pay the bettors and play the KYC game to frustrate the winners.

Gambling addiction is more of a problem, I think, than the gambling sites. In theory, yeah if there are no gambling sites there will be no gambling addiction, but that's a very odd way to look at it. One should work on their gambling addiction rather than hoping that the casinos will be closed or restricted in numbers moving forward.

As long as people are ready to waste their money onto something, there will be facilitators who will provide the solution.

[Hispo]

I think it is rather unfair to compare gambling addiction to addiction to drugs and other substances, in my opinion.

We are talking about substances like cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl and others which create serious dependence on people after a single use.
Gambling addiction is more subtle and it takes much more time and much more dopamine tolerance in the long term for one to become addicted to gambling.

That most gambling addiction to be dangerous and making it as deadly as other addiction is the fact gambling is widely available and easy to access from most handheld devices nowadays.