GYBS wrote:The point i was making Sabre is no one makes anyone have a bet , or start taking drugs or start drinking when the whole world knows the risks and it can become a serious addiction so the choices are their own to make and they make them and must live with the consequences of their actions . My mate started taking drugs cause he said it was a laugh - i warned him about the risks but he said he wasnt worried - two years down the line he is an addict with no money and a mess . All through his own actions .
Some people no doubt start in on gambling or drugs or drink for the fun of it and then it spirals out of control but, as Dr. Pepe said, some also do it to cope with things like depression. I don't think it's particularly fair to assume that all people who are addicts started their habits on a lark and have simply p!ssed their life away. There are often deeper issues than that, mate.
