Unlike regular gamblers, they always stop when they lose or set limits on the number of losses. Gambling addicts often continue to play to regain lost money. People addicted to gambling may be aware of the consequences that gambling causes, but they seem to have no way to control or resist the urge and temptation of gambling. I think that by keeping people addicted to gambling busy, they will no longer have time to think about participating in gambling games and gradually overcome their addiction more successfully. The detoxification process will face many difficulties and challenges, sometimes it takes addicts many years to overcome all the consequences caused by gambling, and at the same time eliminate their interest in gambling.
Yeah, that's one helpful way of treating addiction, to do something else instead.
Specially when the triggers appear, do something else.
For example, if someone always gambles after coming back from work for example, it might be a good idea to say, go for a run after work. That way you end up replacing a bad habit with a good one.
Over time, you will feel better
That is one way to prevent gambling addiction which is to distract yourself with something much better like exercising. We know that people use gambling as an excuse sometimes a distraction to themselves where they can entertain themselves and forget all their problems, which can worsen their situation by just simply losing more money in the house. Plus sometimes they are not that aware of that addiction cause it's already been part of their lifestyles, unless someone points out that gambling is really bad if overdone. They wouldn't quit for just a day for sure, but they would think about it, and would take time for them to realize that gambling won't do anything good for them. I gambling as well, but I don't think that I can consider myself addicted as I don't think it about all the time maybe rarely when I have the time. It might be the reason of too busy in the world.