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Gambling Addiction |
Addiction is not restricted to addictive substances such as alcohol or drugs. Behaviors such as gambling can become as chemically addictive as substance dependency.
Indications of problem gambling include:
- Increased frequency of gambling with increased financial risk
- Preoccupation with gambling
- Continuing gambling despite serious negative consequences
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association identifies pathological gambling as including five (or more) of the following:
- Preoccupation with gambling
- Need to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired excitement
- Repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back or stop gambling
- Restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop gambling
- Gambles to escape from problems or relieve feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety or depression
- After losing money gambling, returning another day to get even ("chasing" losses)
- Lies to others to conceal the extent of involvement with gambling
- Commits illegal acts such as forgery, fraud, theft or embezzlement to finance gambling
- Relies on others to provide money to relieve a desperate financial situation caused by gambling
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