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Gambling Addiction? My boyfriend has a history of a bad gambling addiction. It started as a teenager and has continued into adulthood. He's gone broke b/c of it, but is working very hard to get his life back together. Other than his past addiction, he's the perfect guy. He's so nice, caring, really wants a family and all that. However, I'm worried once he gets some money again, he'll start gambling. I really want to break his addiction. We want to get engaged within the next 2 years. I just don't want a relationship with him if he starts gambling again. I want him to seek counseling or something. What are some ways I can go about getting him some GOOD quality help? I can't imagine not being with him.

gambling addiction? I need help, I have a gambling addiction, does anyone know of any on-line sites that would be helpful. I have been to gamblers anonymous sites, and basically, they confirm that I have an addiction. There are no gamblersanonymous meetings with-in a 2 to 3 hour ride from my home, so I was looking for some kind of on-line support. Any help is appreciated. Thank you

Gambling addiction? Has anyone out there ever dealt with someone who has a gambling addiction? If so, what can I do to help this problem stay in the past? What can I do to help if anything? I just re-read my question NUTE and I don't see where I said it was me. It's my husband who has the problem. I have taken away the money. He is now getting loans. I just found out about one that is for 3000 dollars. He's such a great guy. This is his only hang-up. He's a great dad and he's always been good to me until this gambling started.

How come gambling addiction, doesn't get the same exposure as far as it bad effects as drugs or alcohol? I know that it has to do w/ that fact that the States and cities make a ton of money on gambling, but i think they should be putting more money into treating the addiction. It makes no difference that there's a substance involved in drugs or alcohol. The public doesn't realize that. The addiction is the part where you get high, whether it's from alcohol, drugs, or gambling.

Would you say a gambling addiction is as bad as a drug addiction? I would, a drug addiction other than public feelings towards you affects you only. A gambling addiction on the other hand, although does not affect you physically, affects you and your family financially.

What is the easiest way to quire someone with a gambling addiction? Can anyone out there please help me? I have a very close friend who has an on-line gambling addiction with jackpot joy. I have tryed closeing the account but he reopened it, I've tryed putting a password on his pc so that he can't get into it. But nothing seem's to have stoped he so far. So i really need some HELP in how to deal with this. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME. Since posting this question, i have finaly got my friend to addmit that he has problem and needs help. You are so right he does need me, but i'm worried that i can't give him the help he needs.

I am new at gambling and looking to develop a gambling addiction? So far I have not had any luck in developing a gambling addiction, could it be that I am playing the wrong games? So far it has just been mostly baccarat. Can someone please provide some fun games and ways to develop a gambling addiction? Also, what kind of drugs should I get into?

Are there any gambling addiction treatment centers in Greensburg, Pennsylvania? I have a friend who's always gambling his money away. He's always thinking about gambling too. I think he's got a gambling addiction and I want to know how to find treatment centers that he can look into so that he'll get treated. However, I haven't convinced him to get himself treated yet. Any ideas?

How am I going to find an addiction treatment center in Catskill, New York, that deal with gambling addiction? I'm making a research about gambling and its effects on those who are addicted to it. I would like to get information from those who are adept at dealing with this kind of disorder, hence the search for addiction treatment centers.

Can anyone recommend a personal intervention expert for someone with a serious gambling addiction? A family member has a serious addiction to gambling, as well as alcohol and drugs. Within the family we have tried everything without success. We need to find an expert who could come in and provide some intense confrontation/intervention assistance. We are in Canberra, Australia. THANK YOU!

Are there any addiction treatment centers in Atherton, California that address cases of gambling addiction? I'm doing a report on gambling for one of my classes and I would like to find more information regarding gambling addiction. I figured that since I don't know someone who is afflicted with such a disorder, I'd go directly to treatment centers so that I may interview a patient.

How bad was Michael Jordan's gambling addiction when he was playing in the NBA ? How bad was Michael Jordan's gambling addiction when he was playing in the NBA, and was that the main reason why he initially retired from the NBA?

is playing poker still considered a gambling addiction? ive read several books on poker yet i still show signs of a gambling addiction. i know that there is a skill to poker and the best you can do in the long run at any other type of gambling is break even. thats why i dont do anything else. i just have a problem quitting when on the poker table, and can recognize that. gambling addiction?

I would like to find addiction treatment centers in Goleta, California that address gambling addiction. Help? I'm doing a research on various kinds of addiction and would like to get more information regarding gambling addiction. I think it would be good to ask people about their experience, hence the search for treatment centers.

Right I have decided from the 1st Of December 2007. I am going to quit gambling. I have a gambling addiction? I am spending to much time and MONEY gambling. I am going to try to go cold turkey and quit as of now. Has anyone got any genuine usefull tips that will help me to beat my gambling addiction. I gamble when I am bored or stressed or depressed. I am fed up of wasting money and having nothing at all to show for my money. You can lose money just so many times and it just stops being fun. Thank you all.

Can gambling lead to gambling addiction? My father is always gambling, and my mother is constantly rambling about how gambling has taken over my dad's mind, how he's addicted to it. I was just wondering whether my mom could be right about this. If there is such a thing as gambling addiction and can this be treated?

How can I help my husband from quitting gambling addiction? He doesn't accept he's addicted to gambling. For him is completely natural and fun to go 3 or 4 times a week to the casino and spend about a $2,000 a month gambling. What can I do? I want to save our marriage. This situation is killing me.

How were you able to help yourself get past your gambling addiction? If you have a gambling problem, what were some ways that you were able to stop gambling?

What are some basic signs of a gambling addiction? I'm afraid that someone I care for deeply may be addicted to gambling. How can I know for sure, and how could I address them about this situation?

How can I find an addiction treatment center for gambling addiction in Kemah, Texas? My brother's always gambling his money away. He incessantly asks our parents for money and then he just uses it so he could gamble. He would make up a variety of excuses to explain where the money went and my parents actually believe him. I think I'm now ready to tell my parents about what he really does. I also want to find treatment centers that can deal with his case. How?

What would you do if your spouse had a gambling addiction or was a conpulsive spender? If the problems causes bills, rent or the mortgage to get paid late too often and the bank account was often being over drawn. Would you seek a divorce if the offending party refused to get help with the over spending problem or gambling problem? It is their own income so they me as having no rights to it even though their share is needed for the rent and bills.

What is a good book for people with a gambling addiction? I have a problem with gambling and I have recently quit... but it has only been 2 weeks and the temptation has been very strong lately. I have looked for help groups in my area and there is none that are close so that is not really an option at this point.

Do you think someone can recover from a gambling addiction by reading the medical books and online discussion? I am curious to the opinions of others. Do you think that someone can recover from a compulsive gambling problem by reading online materials and other resources, or do you think it is necessary for that person to attend Gamblers Anonymous Meetings or other recovery meetings of some kind?

Is there any help for gambling addiction that is not a 12 step program? I need to find some kind of secular help for gambling that does not involve turning my life over to a higher power. I am an atheist and these religious or quasi religious 12 step programs do not work for me. Some people may not perceive 12-step programs to be religious, but my perception is that they are, and that limits their usefulness to me. I don't want to get in an argument about whether 12-step programs are religious or not. Let's just say that whether or not they actually are religious, they feel like they are to me.

My boyfriend has a bad gambling addiction? What do i do? it's breaking us apart and he doesn't even know it! he has admitted to me that he has a gambling addiction and i've tried helping him but now he just lies and denies the fact that he still gambles his whole pay and savings away every week. i don't know what to do anymore

Gambling Addiction - What Is Problem Gambling & How Do You Stop It? I hear about gamblers living in a state of denial that they have no problem whatsoever with their addiction. There's got to be a way to 'snap out of it'.

How do I kick my gambling addiction? Today I lost yet another loan I've borrowed from a payday loan and no matter how much I tried to deny it, luck is never on my side. When will I realize that Lady Luck just don't like me and move on? I need help but I don't know how to kick this addiction to the curve. Especially in this tough economy, money is hard to come by and I should know better and save it instead of wasting it. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE! IT IS MUCH NEEDED!

How can one prevent gambling addiction? My father was a gambling addict. I'm just wondering whether there's anything that could have prevented him from being so.

What are the reasons for my gambling addiction? I think everyone has a positive and negative financial tally throughout their lives. If I am a 3 million dollar man (5000 a month salary for 50 working years), When I lose 5000 dollars, i think of it as my duty to work one extra month or one month of unpaid work. If anyone can understand what I mean by these stupid stuff, please give me a good psychological advice. I don't want to end up working unpaid through the rest of my life. I know I am bad at games. But I get a lot of energy and feelings of happiness when I win.

Can anyone give me gambling addiction mortality rate statistics? I have heard that the death rate for gambling addiction is 25%, caused primarily by suicide. I have also heard that this death rate is higher than any substance abuse addiction. Can anyone show me proof or hard statistics on this?

How can you help someone with gambling addiction to stop? It seems like positive reinforcement is not enough. Is it possible to have that person banned from all casinos?

what effects has come from a gambling addiction? Trying to compose an essay about gambling, thanks for all input.

Is there an online chat or e-mail list for online gambling addiction that is free? I'm really lucky I haven't lost money overall - I'm ahead a fair junk of change! I started hitting the roulette wheel just over a week ago and hit a lucky streak. But I'm betting big amounts and I keep going back to it even though I know I should just quit while I'm ahead. I Just need a site where I can talk about this thing for free and stop before lose my shirt!

I think I have a gambling addiction? I'm moving to a new city to be with my girlfriend. We've been living apart long distance for the last year. I've been gambling alot over the last year and took a 1500 hit this weekend and I think I hit rock bottom. I know if she knew this she wouldn't be very happy. I need money to move away with and I want this addiction to end. I don't want her to know I have thet addiction in fear of her leaving me and I want to quit when I get up there. But I don't want her to know I'd be going to counselling or whatever. We'll be living together and I can't tell her I'm going to counselling. What should I do?

I think a may have a gambling addiction ? I'll never attend treatment or GA. GA, NA and AA are just cults and f*ck clubs imo and the success rates are minimal. Any other methods or alternate routes ?

My boyfriend wants to seek help in his gambling addiction what should he do? My boyfriend and i have been together for 2years and a half n we love each other deeply. He wants to stop his gambling urges but doesnt know how. he knows he will lose me and everything he values if he keeps it up . He asked for my help but i dont kno what should be the first steps to take ..please advise me in the right direction

What is the very best way to cure a gambling addiction....? ..without going into a program? In other words, doing it yourself. It is not serious yet but I want to stop it before it becomes serious.

How is a gambling addiction treated? What is the thearpy and treatment procedures?

Do you think gambling addiction among young people is/ may be a bigger problem than drugs in America? Given how easy it is to do now, with gaming sites all over the place?

Have you or someone you know received professional help for a gambling addiction? what does the specialist do or say in treatment? i looove me some scratchers, and my habit is beginning to get out of control. i was on $5 tickets, then $10, now i only want to buy $20 ones. i wish to stop, but it's extremely difficult as everywhere you go sells them. what would a doc say?

How do I encourage my husband to seek help for his gambling addiction?

What's a good place to look for help with an internet gambling addiction? Just looking for resources for a relative of mine.

how do you get someone to quit a severe gambling addiction to bingo? also why do people gamble?

Why do people with a gambling addiction not know that casinos/betting shops are not there to give cash away? Think about IF you could win money by gambling. No one would go to work No one would drive buses or empty dust-bins or work in petrol stations. Everyone would just gamble and get there cash that way.

What resources are there to give information and help with gambling addiction? I'm not addicted, I'm just doing some research for work.

Has anyone elsedeveloped a gambling addiction just because? they fancy a lassie who works in the Bookies|?

Do you think this is a gambling addiction? So i really enjoy playing online slots..well i always want to play and i spent 200 dollars in 2 weeks a couple weeks ago and i already blew through 40 dollars in one night. its a really fun game, but i dont like playing the free option cuz its not the same thrill. am i just spending too much or is this an addiction?

How would you solve a gambling addiction? Living in Vegas and I have a family member who wont stop going to slots after money gets in her hands, how would I help her with this problem before everything is spent and its too late

Do you think Pascal had a gambling addiction? I mean, that is a pretty big wager he was dealing with!

who's to blame for addiction gambling among teens? I need 3 different people to blame for addiction gambling among teens? Can anyone help?

What are the reasons for my gambling addiction? I think everyone has a positive and negative financial tally throughout their lives. If I am a 3 million dollar man (5000 a month salary for 50 working years), When I lose 5000 dollars, i think of it as my duty to work one extra month or one month of unpaid work. If anyone can understand what I mean by these stupid stuff, please give me a good psychological advice. I don't want to end up working unpaid through the rest of my life. I know I am bad at games. But I get a lot of energy and feelings of happiness when I win.

Does gambling addiction and meth addiction go hand in hand? An old friend of mine, has recently gotten back into his gambling addiction, BIG TIME. He was also once into meth. If he has started gambling again, do you think he is probably back on meth again too?

How do I get my home of 22 years back that father sold in order to recieve money for his gambling addiction? Our Texas home of 22 years was recently sold by my father for him to play it all at a casino and lose everything. He's an abusive gambloholic who now lives in a roach motel in Houston Texas working as a cab driver. After we moved we lived in several different places such as Little Rock Arkansas because we figured it was a great place to live but we were wrong so we moved to Portland Oregon. We all live together now with my mother while my pathetic father still lives in Houston. So my question is how can I raise that kind of money to get my home back? $45,000 dollars. Because right now we're not doing so well living in a rental home in Portland. I for one hate the state of Oregon, the people here are so rude and hatefull. The problem with Little Rock was that the crime rate is very high. I got robbed at gun point doing my laundry so I wouldn't suggest moving there. So please if anyone can help me with any information on how to get the money to get my home back It would help me out alot.

What are the tell tale signs of a gambling addiction a drug addiction and a sex addiction?

What are signs of a gambling addiction that can be hard or misleading to detect? I have a friend that goes gambling maybe about once every 3 to 4 months but once he gambles its like a bindge, and he swears he is not addicted because he still is responsible for paying his bills and working, but to me when I see him gamble he seems to be getting high off of it, he believes he can control "Luck". When the money is gone he calls and has people wire him money,he will gamble for the whole weekend without much sleep, when he he losses and its all said and done he is so mean and uptight. It sounds like an addiction , Is it? Im not familiar with it at all, I get confused because he is responsible for his car note,and other bills and has nice things that are pricey. Help me out with this one.

When do you know you have a gambling addiction? Does it matter if your single without kids?

Is it okay to end your life when you are saddled with all kinds of problems from gambling addiction? I am a compulsive gambler addicted to casino poker machines for more than 13 years now. Consequently, my husband and my children left me. I had been living in a dormitory trying to find work but always I end up going back to the casino to gamble in a few minutes what took me a month to earn. Wanting to recover the millions of pesos I lost in gambling, I tried to chase my losses by playing bigger and bigger. I embezzelled company funds by erasing checks and writing pay to cash so I can encash them, I borrowed from bank using fictitious name, I defrauded many people, I stole money and things from laptop, cellphone to jewelries, I got jewelries from a store on consignment and issued unfunded checks for them and then pawned them so I can have gambling money. Now I want to die from shame, guilt and fear of being put to jail. I am held back by my fear of hell. But sometimes I think that hell is just a fiction so I might succeed in getting done my suicidal thoughts one of these days.

Is there a lawsuit for people who have Parkinsons and is on Mirapex and also has a gambling addiction?

How can I kick a gambling addiction? It has already done major damage to my life. :(

How does gambling addiction affect friends and co-workers of the gambler?

Is it possible for a person with a gambling addiction to truly overcome the addiction?

Gambling addiction? Not the casino kind but playing cards with the boys every night!? What can I do to make this man understand that it is an addiction or am I over reacting and it should be ok for him to be out every night till 2 or 3 am playing cards. Yes every single night. I have given up arguing. Need advice.

How do many casinos handle people with gambling addiction?

Gambling addiction: How to beat it? A good friend of mine is in trouble. He joined G.A. and makes it difficult for himself to get access to his cash but has been struggling with this for years, leading to bankruptcy 8 years ago. He thought he was doing well and got a credit card last week. Access to cash advance on that card got the better of him this week and he gave me the card to hold on his behalf today. He has a substantial debt on it which he now must repay. What distracts people from a gambling addiction? Therapy doesn't seem to be working.

What should I do if see signs of gambling addiction in self?

If a person has a gambling addiction, does it not make them a Muslim? Yes for myself, I go to the casino every week.

Did Geoffrey Chaucer really have a gambling addiction? Or was that just a fabrication by the writers of "A Knight's Tale"?

Do you know anyone who had a gambling addiction - how can? or did they stop? (Sometimes it is a patholical addiction.) they stop - sometimes it is pathological.

What are the odds of having a gambling addiction?

If you have or had ever had a gambling addiction? Can you tell me how it started, or i guess i mean when you realized you had a problem?Thanks

How can i help! a famaly member from his gambling addiction.? I Was just asked ,from a famaly member how can he stop gambing.he was so disapoined and upset at himself,he won a little money but went back and gamble it and again and won some but wish he dint have ,want to open a buss but it has to be quick before he gambles it all, and a buss take's some time to findyou have to,look for a place ect .he's so scare his goin to mess it all up. I know he want's to do the right thing.but this gambling demond is just out there to get him. his miserable i can only help him so much.dont really have control over the situation.can some one' please give me a good advise,he was goin to the casino to provoke a fight ,so he could be kick him out !~and so this way not be allowed anymore.he felt this way he could control himself and stay away..........

My wife has a gambling addiction. How can I keep her out of casinos and card clubs?

Would anyone be willing to allow me to interview them about their gambling addiction??? I am writing a paper on gambling addictions, and the affects it has on the problem gambler. How gambling has an impact on work, school, family, friends, etc. I want to help others reach out for help and let them know they are not alone and it is a problem that is on the rise. If you are willing to do an on-line interview via yahoo instant messenger or fill out an email questionnaire, I would greatly appreciate it! You can leave your email address or email me at: psychstudent74@yahoo.com

Do you think that problem gambling is an addiction that is biologically based? Or do you think that it is caused by environmental factors?

How is "Excessive Gambling" / "Gambling Addiction" a SOCIAL INJUSTICE? how is it a social injustice ? does it break the wheel of life ? personally i think its a social injustice because people who gamble excessively are harming themselves as well as their loved ones. everyone has a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all.

Is gambling an addiction or disease? I recently stumbled upon a blog site (http://www.gamblinganon.blogspot.com), and the blogger claims that gambling is an addiction and not a disease so anyone can quit. I was always taught that my gambling addiction was caused by chemical mix ups in my brain making me more impulsive?

How to get rid of the addiction of gambling? i just want to get rid of it.

I need helping addressing someone about their gambling addiction? This person is also a relative.......

an uncle of mine is too stubborn to get gambling addiction help and he needs it!what can we do?force him? how? he is spending all of his kids money going from utah to nevada to gamble. It is hurting his family but he refuses to admit he has an addiction and the gambling counseling programs in utah require his consent to receive the counseling. but his family want him to acquire it now.

how does a gambling addiction affect an individual and the wellbeing of their family?

Are Farmers paid enough? Could you live the life of a Farmer? Is farming a form of gambling addiction? A basic what do you think of a farmer, the lifestyle and risks associated with puting one's future in the hands of mother nature.

My husband has a compulsive gambling addiction can someone tell me where I can talk to other women that are? through the same things as I? I will really appreciate any help, I really want to leave the marriage.

What Psychological disorders does (Alcohol, drug and Gambling addiction) has on crime, criminal behavior and? the criminal justice policy as well as how does the American Criminal Justice System impact the person with psychological disorders?

What could a thesis statement be for a 4-5 page report on Gambling Addiction?