I support letting adults make adult decisions about how to spend their money, but we need to be honest about the nasty impact the gambling addict has on those close to them. As someone who’s been on both sides of the addiction fence -- I’m both an addict (now in long-term recovery) and family member of addicts -- this quote from the stor…
I support letting adults make adult decisions about how to spend their money, but we need to be honest about the nasty impact the gambling addict has on those close to them. As someone who’s been on both sides of the addiction fence -- I’m both an addict (now in long-term recovery) and family member of addicts -- this quote from the story states it well. “It has a ripple effect,” explained Jeffrey Derevensky, a psychologist at McGill University in Montreal, who specializes in high-risk behaviors. “Among those one percent, they’re negatively impacting five to seven other people. It affects partners and children and families and employers.”
I support letting adults make adult decisions about how to spend their money, but we need to be honest about the nasty impact the gambling addict has on those close to them. As someone who’s been on both sides of the addiction fence -- I’m both an addict (now in long-term recovery) and family member of addicts -- this quote from the story states it well. “It has a ripple effect,” explained Jeffrey Derevensky, a psychologist at McGill University in Montreal, who specializes in high-risk behaviors. “Among those one percent, they’re negatively impacting five to seven other people. It affects partners and children and families and employers.”