I often advise people that gambling should be done for enjoyment, not as a way to achieve big dreams. When someone becomes addicted to gambling, they lose the ability to recognize when they're making mistakes and to the extents of owning depts. It's crucial to be aware of the possible harmful effects of gambling and to be responsible if you choose to gamble. Gambling can lead to stress, anxiety, depression, and money troubles if you don't set limits and use caution.
It is difficult to advise someone who is addicted to gambling because all they have in mind is playing and getting money because they think that gambling will make a lot of money even though that is a wrong thought, no one is truly successful because of gambling (IMO).
Usually experienced gamblers already know when they should play and when they should stop playing.
Experienced and responsible gamblers can definitely control their expenses well because they use gambling only for fun, not to get a steady income, even if they lose, it's not a problem for them because gambling has risk
When a person has a very advanced addiction, as you say, it is very difficult, but there are many alternatives, you can talk, you can go to a specialist to help you, you can do many therapies and this helps a lot. so that they can get out of the problem little by little, this is something that cannot be denied. A problem so advanced there comes a time when the player is only looking for money to play, not even to worry about eating, no, it's for playing in the casino, I'm not I conceive how you can reach a level like this, there are some players who even need sleep therapy to be able to stop that stress, that anxiety a little, it has to be treated very quickly.