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Dangers of Gambling Abuse and Addiction
The world is moving ahead at a brisk pace and we find our lives trying to keep pace with world. This result in many new pathological addictions and gambling is one of recent additions to this list. The status of disease was conferred on pathological gambling by the American Psychiatric association.
Modern science has come up with the nearest possible way to identify pathological gambling. This can be done through the “Custer Three Phase Model”, wherein gambling addiction can be characterized by three phases: The winning phase, the losing phase, and the desperation phase. As can be gauged from the title of the phases, the first stage sees the gambler upbeat and ecstatic about his earnings, the second stage sees him losing, and in the third stage, he desperately wants to win his losses back.
A severe gambling problem can lead anywhere from the occasional missed utility bill to organized crime, or a dangerous relationship with bookmakers. It is a misconception that a gambling addict spends days on end at a casino or a racetrack. However, the truth is a gambling addict can resemble the person next-door or just like you or me. There are no physical symptoms of distress but the problem has far-reaching consequences on the family, social, as well as the working life of the individual.
A tragic outcome of compulsive gambling is suicide. Every year hundreds of people kill themselves out of frustration or anger at not being able to control their gambling habits. Other serious social and personal harms arising out of gambling are domestic abuse, assault, bankruptcy, family breakup, theft, and even homelessness.
If you are thinking that pathological gamblers are addicted to money, and then you are wrong, they are addicted to the action associated with the process of gambling. It gives them a high like - cocaine does for a druggie. This is their ‘drug of choice’. It is seductive and leads them to their ultimate destruction sooner than later. A pathological gambler needs to consult his physician who will then assess the patient for frequent incidence of cross addiction to alcohol and drug, for potential suicidal tendencies and all the depression that is the associated trademark of these patients. But as this is purely a psychological manifestation the biggest contribution the physician can make is to help the patient who are experiencing withdrawal symptoms to advice the on the need for group therapy and also make referrals for appropriate psychological help.
Some preventive measures have been suggested to control the menace of pathological gambling. One of them is to deglamorize gambling advertisements and to air them only during adult programming. The dangers of compulsive gambling must be publicized heavily on help lines. The hours of operations must also be regulated and one thought process advocates the closing down of the casinos overnight thus reducing risk. Independent regulatory authorities must be set up to watch over gambling activities. Another idea that might restrict compulsive gambling is to program a dollar limit in the smart cards that most of the casinos provide to players. The player, government or the establishment can set this limit.
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