Yes the addiction will kill us if we take no step to prevent it. That is why addicted people should only gamble a small amount. I do it myself and until today everything is just working. I cant hope for better thing than this and to be honest Im quite happy the way it is because I could still satisfy myself to gamble
You may want to stop and you may have even set yourself limits before starting to play but if you brain doesn't want to stop then you wont because the addiction is all in your brain.
Have a read of this link to help understand addiction: https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.htm