Quote from: Jody.Drummer on Today at 02:47:57 PM

Quote from: Ever-young on July 24, 2025, 03:09:38 PM

Quote from: Kelward on July 24, 2025, 07:15:09 AM

Alcohol and gambling can be very addictive for people who lack self control, that is why a lot of negativity is attributed to both. In my country alcohol and gambling adverts are in strategic locations for many people to see them, they're both also online and on TV. If I want to compare between gambling and alcohol the one that is more harmful and it's addiction can be very damaging than the other I'd say that it's alcohol. Gambling addiction will make you to be broke and always emotional but alcohol addiction will mass with your mind, when you're under it's influence, it takes control of your senses. Alcohol addiction can cause many health challanges which gambling addiction cannot cause.

Exactly.
Alcohol addiction can indeed have more disastrous consequences and implications than gambling addictions, and the fact that alcohol influence can make people do stupid things that they may not even be entirely aware of is even more scarier. We've heard of how wild and crazy people can get when under the influence of alcohol, some even go as far as hurting others, only to sober up and start regretting their actions, some don't even remember everything that happened during their drunken state and you don't see this happening with irresponsible gambling, so I guess that settles it.

I believe both addictions have equally negative effects and impacts, and I don't think they're all that different. For example, as you mentioned, when someone is under the influence of alcohol, they can hurt others. I think this can happen to those addicted to gambling, too. Neither is better than the other; if done excessively, the consequences are equally devastating.
Regret for past actions depends on each person's awareness. Once someone has fallen deeper, it will be difficult to return to the right path.

Gambling and alcohol are both bad and have one thing in common: they both cause addicts to waste a lot of money. Besides gambling, quality alcohol is also very expensive. Both will affect relationships, work, and social life. Essentially, both have the potential to destroy personal lives, as you said, hurting and harming others. And in terms of health, gambling can also be detrimental, causing stress, depression, and anxiety, which can have psychological impacts. Both are equally bad, and neither is better. And when people realize they are addicted and regret what happened or what they did, they will continue to make the same mistakes.