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Treatment of Pathological Gamblers

Nowadays for some people Casinos has become a regular visit area after office. Undoubtedly it gives you a moment of pleasure, but you also have to lose many things.  Gambling has become an addiction now, and it destroys their lives as well as society. And day by day, the number of addicts is increasing. To fight against the habit, at first, we have to know the symptoms.

Symptoms- Yes, there are some symptoms of this addiction.

  1. I am spending a single penny on gambling.
  2. Gambling to solve any life problems.
  3. Borrow money to gamble.
  4. You are telling lies about gambling losses.

These are the main symptoms of addiction. Now I’m going to discuss the solution. Here I am listing down some treatments for this. So, let’s start.

  • CBT or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

This is a widespread therapy used for treating gambling addiction. This therapy addresses your problem patterns and helps you to find healthy ways to fight addiction.

  • Treatment Centres

Yes, like other addictions, there are some residential treatment centres to fight against this gambling addiction. The addicts are in observation for 24 hours and are helped to make healthier choices in life.

  • Support groups

Support groups are something where people of different areas or communities gather to deal with the same problems. They talk about their recovery process, their problems and everything. Thus helping each other. Eventually, they can overcome their addiction. In treating this addiction, support groups play a significant role by purifying people’s inner thoughts.

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  • Medication

No, there is no such specific medicine present that will treat your gambling addiction. But there are medications for treating the associated problems. Addicts sometimes face some issues like depression, anger issues, ADHD, etc. By antidepressants, we can treat those problems which are linked with this addiction.

So, these are the treatment of pathological gamblers. But among those, I think the main thing which can help the addicts to revive themselves is their family support. Try to be there for those, and I believe they will overcome this soon.