Gambling and grief digest

August 2011 Volume 2, Issue 4

Connection Between Serious Illness and Gambling?

any pain. However, one of the most serious concerns is the long lasting consequences of financial devastation that can also be a result of compulsive gambling later in life. The individuals who are suffering from the conditions I listed previously and many other conditions are at serious risk of developing an addiction or compulsion. For this reason, I strongly discourage them from participating in gambling activities.
Connection Between Serious Illness and Gambling?

As we get older our discomforts or major physiological illness may cause us to seek the anesthetizing experience of gambling.

I have recently been doing some research into a specific type of cancer called mesothelioma. It is a cancer that results from exposure to asbestos. The website Many of the individuals I work with will that is mentioned below states that, As identify with gambling, spending and/or many as 3000 American adults are over eating in order to experience the diagnosed with mesothelioma each year. numbing sensation caused by these If we consider our aging population, their behaviors. increased access to gambling because of These individuals are suffering from a very wide range of physical and/or mental discomforts. Many have diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, Parkinson's, knee or hip problems, back pain, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome or headaches. their stage of life and that many are suffering from diagnosis that are painful both physically and emotionally, it makes sense that many older adults are suffering from gambling problems.

Connection Between Serious Illness and Gambling?

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