Gambling captivate so many people, and it has to attain to the level drugs. This hobby is not only ruining the man and his family, but also psychologically traumatic for the player.
No, not like drugs, there is a difference between the two addiction... Drugs destroy your brain, drain it til you are almost like a dumb up to being an imbecile... Though both addiction can be cure thru rehabilitation, the damage that drugs has made to your brain will be permanent...
You could still recover from those down moments as your brain is not damaged by gambling, but with drugs, for sure there is... When you were overdosed with prohibited drugs it is possible that you will be more like with ALS and that means drugs physically it could damage you...