I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?
I really take issue with people calling things like gambling a disease. You have a problem, but it's not It's not a disease. I don't think anything is a disease if you can get rid of it just by sheer willpower alone. You can't get rid of AIDS or cancer just by sheer determination. Those are genuine illnesses that you can't help and have no control over whether you have them or not. You can help not gambling. All it takes is for you to not do it. I accept that getting over addictions is easier said than done, but you can do it by changing your behavior and mindset. Nobody is forcing you to walk to a gambling shop or visit a gambling website. You just need to find the willpower not to do so and occupy you mind with something else, and that's why I don't think we should be calling it a disease because it seems like am excuse to me. It's a problem you have, but not a disease. Same goes for things like sex addiction.