Topic: Gambling Disorder ? - page 5. (Read 497 times)

I have seen several people who was hardly devastated financially because of the uncontrollable gambling addiction. I have to agree that the government should be aware of this and give more attention to a rising cases for gambling addiction, however, due to the tons of government issues my country is facing, this kind of disorder have always been overlooked and were taken lightly.
I guess the first step to this is to hold the gambling company liable for such cases. The gambling company should be at least the first to know If there is a significant increase of betting amount and gambling time for an individual, thus they should reach out to this individual, and then the gambling company will be the one to report it to the authorities so the government will take action from there.

This laws only have effects in developed countries where the interest of their citizens are of ought most priority. Individuals too have a very strong role to play to keep this addictions at arms length and if parents could take out time to look after their children's activities and passion for gambling they too can help in their own little way

In most countries gambling addiction is treated by the same methods and the same drugs are used. In my opinion the best remedy for gambling addiction treatment is good psychologists and strong desire of an addict to solve this problem.

In my opinion treatment with addictive drugs is one big scam of big medical corporations. Even if these drugs help to get rid of gambling addiction a person can never give up these drugs on his own will as he will constantly be in a depressed state and depression.

On the one hand, we see greedy pharmaceutical companies, it's true. But on the other hand, I see people who do not want to take responsibility for their lives. If you can't force yourself to do the right thing and not do the wrong thing, then who's to blame?
By the way, if I am lazy, lie on the bed and not work, then can I already sue someone for not curing me? I think we will see similar claims soon.

If someone with a gambling disorder is treated with drugs, it feels to me that he/she will have to continue to use such a drug maybe throughout the rest of their life. Apart from the financial strain this can cause, it also has the ability to have some damaging long term effects on the body and system of the person been treated with it. A better alternative for me to treat those with disorders is to try to teach them to replace the habit with a good habit. So whenever the craving to gamble comes, he/she can indulge in the other activity to distract the mind as a way to try to get control. If effectively practiced, the uncontrollable desire to gamble can be brought under check.

And yeah so far there's no medicines directly intended for such kind of gambling addictions made available as of now and only psychiatrists can help those affected gambling addict on their situation. But above all, all these medications and consultation will not be enough if theres no cooperation or willingness that the gambling addict show for the treatment of his addiction. I think this kind of problem should be addressed properly with the help of government.

in my country gambling is not legalized, so the average gambling addict comes from online gambling and those who experience severe gambling addiction can only take their own treatment. different peoples have different views and different ways how they handle their gambling. only a few gamblers have a very severe addiction, while the majority can control their gambling. so the assessment of gambling has a predatory stance is wrong.

As far as I know, in the Philippines, I am not personally aware if there are any projects or messages that cater specifically in resolving gambling or addiction problems. But I know that there are projects and videos that are being scattered through social media on supporting people on their respective mental health. I am not sure if such mental health projects include gambling addiction, but I have yet to see something that is so specific to a certain issue.

I do think that laws must be implemented in addressing mental health issues. Given that COVID has let people stay at their respective houses in which online gambling popularized, I just hope that these people would be able to recover from such.

I don't think it is right to treat gambling addiction with opiates or antidepressants, as these substances are also addictive. As I understand it they temporarily suppress cravings for gambling addiction but do not relieve gamblers from addiction.

Besides big medical companies first of all care about their income so it is profitable for them to pretend that these drugs treat gambling addiction. I would never allow my child to be treated with these drugs.

Indeed mental disorders such as gambling addicts must see a psychiatrist, such treatment may be very useful for most addicts. In my country if there are addicts then they will go to the doctor but depending on the economic capacity as well, there are those who run to shamans or are left alone until they become crazy. The regulations in my country are strict if a gambler is caught gambling, he is immediately jailed.

Of course there are laws in every country about gambling and it's bad effects and how government are helping to curb those addictions, even stricter penalties. But I guess it's really up to the individual themselves, in the first place they know the dangers of gambling and yet they try to get into it and suffer the consequences. The government can only do that much, people need to help themselves if they don't want to get addicted and the bad effects of gambling in life.

We have seen many people bad experiences about gambling that have shown how parents should take gambling, we can not all the time be relying on government intervention. Many governments are benefiting from gambling and gambling is not regulated as it ought to be. The best we can do is to focus on our children which is the most important.

The first step is to let children know about gambling when they are growing, how it has devastated some life's and how some people killed themselves after they have lost everything and the losses led them to have negative thoughts like taking their own life. I was so said the day I read a new of someone that killed himself after many losses, surely he was a gambling addicted.

I read on news in my country about a person that his father sold his land to send him abroad, he worked abroad and make some money before coming back home. He got back home and start a cloth business before a friend visited him one day and they talked about gambling, he started to gamble from there. When he lost so much in gambling, his business fold up and he got nothing to do. He later started to steal cars with some bad other people that he turned to. He told his story where gambling led him to when he was arrested and now in prison.

I have read many real life bad stories about many gambling addicts. Parents needs to focus on there children. It is not bad to have started letting your children know the bad side of gambling and with real life events that have led some people to nothing than losses. Letting them know how addiction is, how to know when someone is addicted and how gambling can get them to no where than nothing. Telling them there are more than 99% chances to lose and got depression and less than 1% chance to win. That gambling is not a business, it is not a way to make money, that thinking of gambling like that will result to bad experience for them.

Spouce and parents should keep watch on their spouce and children, there are few signs you can know your child is a gambling addict, like pressing phone all the time, mood swings when pressing phone and some others. You have to keep on advising them. This will benefit your children than nothing that government will offer them. The government do not care because it is not there child but yours, only what the government most care about is the tax they are generating from gambling industries.

It is not true. Any industry works to make money. And in any industry, a consumer with mental problems will be very traumatized - alcohol, online games, ordinary food in excessive quantities will make you sick or even dead. I think these are the problems of individual consumers and not the gaming industry. And I really don’t like it when, because of such cases, they begin to evaluate me (an adult adequate person) (from the point of view of the law) as an insane fool who must prove his right to gamble (or drink, or play "cruel" video games).

I think every country and leader should have somewhat of a stand with gambling addiction or addiction in general. Most people that have this kind of disorder would probably have tendencies to have a relapse and continue doing it. There's not much education with this kind of thing where I live, and I hope there are at least people who care about those who could have this.

Not a joke, just like mental health. I think this is the condition as well.

We all know casinos are for-profit, and it will look like that, but it's still the person that gambles that is at fault.

I was going through my feed when I saw this article :
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/heartbroken-parents-say-hull-teacher-6755181.amp

According to the article the parents of the 24 Year old teacher blamed inadequate Gambling treatment and medicines available right now, also improper assesment of Gambling disorder. Their son became an addict by using fixed odds at the age of 16-17 and ultimately his addiction spiralled out of control.

This made me go further in the article to find more about Gambling disorder, according to the current education, it's categorized under impulsive disorder, in the US they are actually treated with medicine like : Mood stabilizers, Opioids, antidepressants and antipsychotic pills.

Is your country doing enough to inform people about the disorder? It's does require medical treatment first and foremost therefore I do think I would suggest anyone banning their accounts and asking help from social platforms to go to a certified therapist. It's not a joke and should not be taken lightly.

Do you think the laws needs improvement?
Do you think as the parents mentioned that Gambling industry has a *predatory* stance, is true?