For Gambling Addiction

by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
May 1, 2006

Gambling can be a definite playing a game of probability for stakes. Betting occurs in many forms, most commonly pari-mutuels horse and dog tracks, off-track-betting parlors, lotteries, casinos (slot machines, table games), bookmaking (sports books and horse books), card rooms, bingo and the stock market. For the gamblers gambling is fun and form of harmless amusement. The sequence of gambling is included into three phases:

• The winning phase
• The losing phase
• The desperation phase

For gambling may people steal money and go and gamble. Most of them gamble in cards, cock fighting. Addiction is often applied to compulsive behaviors other than drug use, such as overeating or gambling. In all cases, the term addiction describes a chronic pattern of behaviour that continues despite the direct or indirect adverse consequences that result from engaging in the behavior. It is quite common for an addict to express the desire to stop the behaviour, but find himself unable to stop addiction is oftenly characterized by the craving for more of the drug or behavior increased in physiological tolerance to exposure and the withdrawal of symptoms in the absence of the stimulus. Most of the drugs and behaviours that provide either pleasure or relief from pain pose a risk of getting habit or being dependency. Most of the gamblers spend their most time in betting only.

Gambling addiction:

The gambling is the form of entertainment for many people, but in many critical cases gambling can become an addiction to leading financial problems, relationship stress and suicide also. Gambling may be any behavoiur which disrupts your life with physically, mentally, socially or emoptionally. There are varied forms of gambling which are:

• Physical dependency: The physical dependency on a substance is defined by the appearance of characteristic withdrawal
symptoms when the drug is suddenly discontinued. While the alcohol and nicotine are all well known for their ability to induce
physical dependence, other drugs share this property that are not considered addictive cortisone, beta-blockers and most
antidepressants are examples. So while physical dependency can be a major factor in the psychology of addiction, the primary
attribute of an addictive drug is its ability to induce while causing any harm.

• Psychological addiction: The psychology addiction is are a dependency of the mind, and lead to psychological withdrawal symptoms. Addictions can theoretically form for any rewarding behavior, or as a habitual means to avoid undesired activity, but typically they only do so to a clinical level in individuals who have emotional, social, or psychological dysfunctions, taking the place of normal positive stimuli not otherwise attained.

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