No; and it seems to me that people who have this problem are not only very stupid but also big liars. At first, they might claim they’re addicted to gambling because it gives them an adrenaline rush or because winning money is addictive. But eventually, they end up confessing that they went into debt to gamble—and since they’ve lost everything, they now owe a huge amount of money. That’s why they’re trapped and bound to gambling: they believe it’s the only way to recover all the money they owe. Honestly, I don’t see how it’s even possible to be a "gambling addict" otherwise. Everyone I know—or have known—who is a "gambling addict" reached that point because they made the idiotic decision to go into debt to gamble. And the worst part is, they didn’t even choose something where you could actually win money—like poker—nor did they gather information or plan a strategy. Instead, they went straight for pure chance, like slot machines or roulette. In short: they’re complete idiots.