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Gambling addiction is similar to drug and alcohol addiction in that it is chronic and progressive, and also can be treated. The difference lies in the fact that gambling addiction is usually harder to detect in people, since there are fewer physical signs. Pathological gambling is usually categorized by either action gambling, where a gambler needs to feel the thrill or risk of the bet, or escape gambling, where a person, much like a drug addict, uses gambling to escape from certain issues in his life. Either way, a gambling addiction grips people psychologically much like a drug or alcohol addiction, and can be just as dangerous.

1. Financial Consequences
   
2. The most obvious consequence of a gambling addiction is the financial losses you are going to suffer. Unless a gambling addict repeatedly hits slot machine jackpots or powerball lotteries, it is mathematically impossible to make money in the long run. In other words, the more someone gambles, the less chance he has to win. The odds are simply too stacked against you. Once a gambling addict begins losing money, he will most likely continue to bet, or increase the amount of bet, to recoup the money he has lost. This is known as chasing your losses, and it usually only leads to more losses. Soon, a gambling addict will use the money that normally was set aside for living expenses to gamble, and that will have long-reaching consequences. Also, many gambling addicts find themselves digging deeper and deeper into debt, which only fuels their desire to gamble more, as they feel that is the only way they can get out of it.Family and Friends
   
3. The more a gambling addiction takes hold of a person, the more he will begin to alienate himself from family and friends. He will try harder and harder to find an outlet through gambling, and usually will verbally attack or resent any family member or friend who tries to help him with--or even points out--his problem. Soon, gambling will overtake family and friends in order of importance to an addict, and he may even go out of his way to push those people away from him.Destroys Confidence
   
4. While some may say that losing builds character, repeated losses in gambling will almost certainly lead to a loss of confidence in a gambler. What is ironic about this is that many gamblers believe that it is unshakable confidence that helps a gambler make the best decision at the proper time. Once a gambler begins to second-guess himself, they say, then that gambler is in serious trouble, because he won't be able to make a decision with confidence.Criminal Activity
   
5. Degenerate gambling can lead a person down a criminal road where he needs to rob, steal, hustle and scam for money to feed his addiction. It also is common in areas near strips of casinos to see people panhandling or begging for money.Death
   
6. Ultimately, a gambling addiction can lead to death. Not through an overdose, like with alcohol or drugs; but indirectly, when one loses his job, can no longer pay his rent or mortgage, and is forced to the street. Or more directly, such as if a person finds himself in so much debt that he commits suicide because he sees no other way out.