In the addiction of the game it will always be a way that is different from that of alcohol or any other vice that can occur, the most optimal way for a person to get rid of any addiction or vice is to do sports activities such as going for a walk , riding a bike to keep your mind busy and without giving too much strength to gambling or any other addiction, it is also very easy to give opinions about an addiction without having gone through that experience, but each addiction is very difficult to overcome, for this reason you need all the Corresponding support from the people who are sharing with the person is the easiest and cheapest way to get out of trouble.
Any kind of addiction is bad both for your health and your finances. It not only affects you as a person but it also affects the family and friends. My understanding of addiction is that anything you do which is excessive and does fall under normality.
I do agree the only way to get over an addiction is keep your mind busy. That doesn't happen with everyone. That is why it is always advised to get professional help. Unless you have a stong will power and have the ability to constantly keep yourself busy.
That's the reason why we must not engage to addiction because we can not say that every moment our life we make a right choice so in gambling we must take care ourselves and control in order to prevent addiction because like you said not only ourselves got affected to addiction but also our family as well, cause we are all know that there's a possibility that our family involves some rumors by our neighbors.