just like the saying goes that birds of the same cliq always roll together, so to that extent, we have to first check our cycle of friends to see which of our per group is pushing us so deep into gambling and what can we do to avoid that, is to strictly separate yourself from them at some point to avoid any possible slid back when we trying to get yourself out of such mess of a situations.
So if we have to leave then we must make it at once and just get up a leave without looking back on anything that will take us back to the previous position we found ourselves at first being too muchly involved.
I totally agree with you. If you think your friends or the people you frequent daily have a bad impact on you then you should stop seeing them and find other friends who have different hobbies and activities. This will let you realize how close you were to become an addict just because you were having fun with your friends and simply doing what they do without taking in consideration the harmful consequences.