Gambling as a disease does not have a chemical nature, however, it has something in common with drug and alcohol addiction.

The development of such a disease as gambling addiction is caused by the fact that a person in the process of playing is under the strong influence of adrenaline, he gets a feeling of euphoria if he wins. As a result, he has a desire to repeat this condition.

THE REASONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAMBLING ADDICTION CAN BE:

• low self-esteem.
• a feeling of loneliness.
• constant stress

Also contributes to the development of gambling and the presence of other types of addiction, such as a mental disorder or a predisposition to drug addiction.

Gambling addiction is associated with different spheres. Experts in the treatment of different forms of addiction most often call psychological and physiological signs, as well as changes in personality traits.

Doctors-narcologists treat gambling and medications, and with the help of psychotherapy. The choice of method depends on the specific case. The main medicines here are psychotropic drugs, inhibitory drugs and drugs with lithium.

The following key treatments borrowed from psychotherapy (hypnosis, group, cognitive, rational, Gestalt therapy) are also used.

It is extremely difficult, and sometimes simply impossible, to conduct such a struggle on your own.

Gambling addiction is a tendency to play, which, if not dealt with, will equally or later lead to the complete isolation of the society dependent on participation in life. A gambler has no moral and material values, no authority of relatives and friends, because he is a degraded personality. All he can think about is a game, all he pays attention to is the objects he associates with the process of the game. With each game, the debt of the gambler grows, which he tries to repay with each subsequent game. Often this dependence leads to suicide.

Gambling addiction is difficult to diagnose in the early stages of the development of the disease.

THE MAIN SYMPTOMS OF GAMBLING CAN BE CALLED:

• obsessive desire to play;
• depression due to lack of money and the ability to play;
• the desire to increase the size of the bet;
• an indestructible belief in winning, which does not leave, even after a series of losses and increasing debts;
• financial difficulties caused by the player's insolvency;
• difficulties in communication in society;
• inability to control oneself during the game;
• insomnia;
• constant stress.

Despite the fact that gambling poses a serious threat to the financial well-being of a gambler, his main problems are psychological and emotional problems.

Gambling can affect anyone who does not  understands the level of risk that he accepts in  game. K such categories include:

• teenagers and  adult infantile people with  unformed sense of responsibility;
• people in  state of stress, experiencing divorce, termination of close relationships, dismissal and  etc.;
• people who were raised by dependent parents (alcoholics, drug addicts and  etc.)

This type of dependence entails irreversible consequences for both the patient himself and   for his family. Integral companions of gambling addiction are problems of a psychological nature: aggressiveness, depression, a tendency to  suicide. Timely diagnosis and  the help of specialists can return to  normal life.