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*What to know about gambling*
Many consider gambling as to be not harmless but fun, in the end it causes a trigger in one’s life.

A gambling addiction is a progressive addiction that can have many negative psychological, physical, and social repercussions. It is classed as an impulse-control disorder.

The more you continue gambling, it becomes a norm to your life.It reaches a point and now it’s a problem which is very tough for an individual to abandon.

Problem gambling is harmful to psychological and physical health. People who live with this addiction may experience depression, migraine, distress, intestinal disorders, and other anxiety-related problems.

As with other addictions, the consequences of gambling can lead to feelings of despondency and helplessness. In some cases, this can lead to attempts at suicide or even causing harm to people surrounding you.

Over the last decade you’ve seen a spike in the number of youths who are gambling. For instance,Kenya, considering that millions of people are unemployed.So most join the cycle and they’re enslaved to it.For most they’ll end up using their savings hoping to get more,of which they lose and at the helm of it they don’t have anything left. They later end up having mental disorder, that needs treatment.

Because of its harmful consequences, gambling addiction has become a significant public health concern in many countries.