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Drug and Alcohol Information- Gambling Addiction -Gambling AddictionGambling is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. Some forms of gambling are lotteries, casinos, pari-mutuels (for example, dog and horse racing and Jai-Alai), bingo, bookmaking, card rooms, and the stock market. People with a gambling addiction make gambling the center of their lives, at the cost of relationships, career, or health.The idea of a big payoff triggers chemical reactions in the brain that activate the brain's pleasure center. The pleasure center gives the euphoric experience that addicts seek through drug use. As gambling behavior progresses, the individual obsesses about a big win, thus activating the pleasure center. Gambling, and thinking about gambling are associated with the pleasant experience mediated by the pleasure center, and a craving for gambling results. The craving may overpower good judgment, and it intensifies the gambling addiction. Gambling addiction becomes a problem when it interferes with important areas of life. Compulsive gamblers may be in total denial that they have a problem, even if the addiction is ruining their lives. Gambling addiction follows a progression, like any other addiction, and it is often maintained by defenses that keep the addict from confronting the problem. Warning Signs
Additional ResourcesTreatment is available through Gamblers Anonymous -- www.gamblersanonymous.org.Back to Types of Dependency |
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