Living With An Addiction

I had my first drink of alcohol at age 14, when I shared a bottle of 100-proof bourbon with two friends. One drank about six shots, got sick, and may have never been drunk again in his life. The second drank double that, and never showed the effects at all. In fact, he made fun […]

Many people pooh, pooh the very thought of someone being addicted to online games. The very mention of it to people who play games online is one of amusement because they don’t ever see themselves as being addicted to a game.
But if you were to mention this to a family member or friend of someone […]

It started innocently enough, a new computer, internet connection, curiosity and a chatroom full of excitement… fast reading and mystery. For an hour or so each day, she would sit in front of her computer, playing games, instant messaging, making new friends from around the globe. She was amazed at how the internet gave the […]

I swear that I could see him break out into a sweat, his hands shaking with anticipation, as the clerk counted out $50.00 in pull tickets. It was a big gamble, for a man handing over half of the last monies that stood between him and broke for the rest of the month. He […]

One Drunks Opinion
By Bill M
Most people would define addiction as “dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming.” That is certainly an accurate description, but it’s not complete. Princeton University, for example, includes the words “being abnormally tolerant to [and]” in front of that. The mention of “tolerance” before “dependence” is no accident, and […]

It can sometimes surprise when gamblers are exposed. But would one ever think or even consider a woman to bet on sports. Well I know a few that do because I had a female relation that once bet on the dogs but apparently it was quite rare for women to deal with bookmakers.
Being a high […]

I need more money… I need it to buy some supplies… it’s that time of the month… I need some money to buy some pain killers…. I need… Could I have $20?
The times that there was a request for money for something were incredible…. I new something was up, but I didn’t know what…
From the […]

What it was like to live with a woman-bashing gambler…
my story as told by Cassie (name changed for obvious reasons)…
I didn’t realise how bad it was at first, just a few bets here and there. It couldn’t hurt, right?
Wrong! All our money from as little as fifty cents went to the races.
He started […]

Living with an addiction is something that many people will never admit to. I started this site because I know of people who are living with an addiction and I know people who have family and friends that are addicted.
Personally, I have seen families start to crumble because someone in their family has an addiction. […]

from Dictionary.com
1. Compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance.
2. The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something.
3. Habitual psychological and physiological dependence on a substance or practice beyond one’s voluntary control
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