Treatment for Substance Addiction
Research shows that 94% of people with gambling problems will have at least one co-occurring mental health or addiction disorder and substance use is among the most common. Rates of alcohol and drug problems are approximately four to seven times higher among people with gambling disorder than in the general population. This isn’t coincidence. Gambling and substance use share the same neurological reward pathways, similar risk factors, and often serve the same underlying functions of managing stress, numbing pain, or chasing a feeling that everyday life no longer provides. Among people diagnosed with gambling disorder, approximately 22.5% are also diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Clear Odds treats both when they co-occur, because addressing only one rarely produces lasting recovery
