Gambling Addiction

SANDIE RINALDO: Football season is now fully underway on both sides of the border. And whenever you have pro football there is one thing you can bet on, people will wager on the outcome of the games. And as the scope of betting grows, so do the problems that come with it. But scientists are now discovering that gambling addictions may have a biological basis. CTV's medical specialist Avis Favaro explains.

AVIS FAVARO (Reporter): Most people can visit a casino, bet on sports or buy lottery tickets without a problem. But for some, gambling becomes a potent addiction.

by Trung N.

1. Definition

2. Classification

3. Reasons people become addicted

4. Risk factors

5. Types of gamblers

6. Phases of gambling addiction

7. Characteristics of compulsive gamblers

8. Gambling a type of drug

9. How gambling is similar to drugs

10. Gambling is worse than alcohol and drugs

What it takes to overcome gambling addiction....

A long, lonely, uphill battle with plenty of hard work ahead.

I looked at the Gamblers Anonymous site today for the first time and read the 12 steps to recovery. Then I did some research. Here are my thoughts.

"A gambler with a system must be, to a greater or lesser extent, insane." - George Augusta Sala (1828-95), English Writer and journalist.