Green Gambling

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

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1. A Gambling Addiction is a sickness, and it needs treated immediatley or lives will be ruined. It can affect the wellbeing of the family by spending all of the family money to buy lottery tickets if your addiction gets bad enough, and then when you have no family, that's when it starts affecting YOU. You have no money and you're doing anything you can for a dollar or two to spend on a scratch-off. You have no house, no family, no life, no money. You will be sad, lonely, and very sick if you let a gambling addiction untreated
2. Gambling can be an addiction. Just like any other addiction, the gambler may get a "high" from playing. Winning is never enough, and losing can cause the gambler to go to any lengths to get even again. It is a compulsion. Aside from losing money, and gambling addict could do illegal things to get money to gamble, and constantly be withdrawn from his or her family. I would imagine there would be a great deal of depression and shame associated with gambling addiction. If you think you may have an issue or a family member or friend, there are support groups, like gam-anon, to help. Good luck!