... Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?
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Well, of course, not going gambling in the first place is a form of prevention. This only applies to those really not gamble, but for most people here in this forum having gambling already it doesn't apply at all. There are still responsible user who gambles that doesn't get addicted due so many reasons and people should do like that to avoid getting addicted.