You damn right that's the worst place any individual could ever find themselves, it's enough to be an alcohol addict, coupling it with gambling addiction is just complete suicide. I mean even a normal gambler who's not even addicted could even end up making wrong gambling decisions when he gambles while drunk, so I'm trying to imagine how severe and devastating the impact would be for someone to have both addictions.
It is very important to have self control (as a person that desire good things) in what ever you are doing because without self control you could end up making some mistakes that would cause you a great lose of opportunities that should have been a bed rock for you. If someone practice self control in everything they do, they will be disciplined in both gambling and taking of alcohols.