Research question is how do people fall into gambling addiction? I’m not one who is against gambling because as long as one does it responsibly and can be a hobby for some that they can do with their friends or on their own., and of course I have many close to me who are into sports betting and the casino lifestyle. In the article, “Gambling Addiction Statistics 2022: Is It A Mental Illness?”, it states “It’s been estimated that 750.000 American young adults between the ages of 14 to 21 have experienced gambling addiction symptoms. The number shouldn’t be surprising, as more than 80% of adults in America gamble annually. It turns out that 3 to 5 out of every 100 gamblers tend to struggle with gambling addiction symptoms.” the fact that there are teens out there in the United States that experinced gambling addiction symptoms is astonishing even though the article said that the number shouldn’t be surprising. Furthermore, the article adds more fuel to the younger aged group dealing with gambling addiciton by stating, “The statistics become more dramatic when it comes to US college students, as 6% are stated to be problem gamblers who deal with gambling addiction in a manner of sorts.”, there are college students are dealing with gambling addicition when they are majoring in a major that could lift them in their future field, meanwhile some have developed a gambling addiciton before even graduating college. On the psychological part of the question, the article explains, “The human mind is wired to pursue rewards. When the feel-good hormone called dopamine is released in our brains, we tend to feel rewarded and validated. Gambling can cause the release of dopamine in the human brain. Gambling addicts are the people who become hooked on dopamine release, using wagering as a means of staying happy and feeling rewarded.”, this further tells readers that the human mind naturally is attracted to the feeling of winning a reward. Certain people get hooked to the dopeamine release and keep on gambling to feed their emotion. In addition to this, the article further states,” …compulsive gambling has been categorized by the experts as being an impulsive control disorder. But while it can be considered a mental disorder, psychiatrist studies don’t go as far as classifying it as an illness… A gambling disorder involves repeated problematic gambling behavior that can lead to real-life problems for the individual, his family, and society altogether”, compuslive gambling is no illness, but it is a impulsive control disorder where people have trouble controlling their behaviors and emotions. These could lead lsating affects from mental health to the real life problems in ones personal life.
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