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Offer me hope to overcome gambling harm

BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r331 (Published 11 March 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r331

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Re: Offer me hope to overcome gambling harm

Dear Editor

Hats off to Sue Acton for her painfully honest depicted journey from gambling addiction to gambling sobriety. I've known individuals whose families were irreversibly damaged by the mode of gambling very similar to hers. Whether it concerns gambling addiction, or addiction to drugs, alcohol, clothes, chocolate, sex, etc, addictive behaviour is still not fully understood, owing to somewhat low awareness perhaps. Channel 5 drama "Compulsion" (2022), available on iPlayer is a good starting point for everyone willing to reflect on how a single bet could lead to a disaster.

Competing interests: No competing interests

23 March 2025
Ann Mason
Occupational Medicine Physician
Milton Keynes
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