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I'd heard identical tales before, but not from any gambler, and it puzzled me that something other than a narcotic or a drink could have consequences like ones faced by people with alcohol or drug habits. It wasn't like gambling could apply a bodily grip, was it? I asked Stan whether he could identify with the man's gambling compulsion, and he answered that he didn't think he'd get hooked on betting, but he didn't plan on finding out, because he'd encountered quite a few people in his longtime sobriety who'd gone through gambler's hell and landed in a place like the one we'd just left. Or else they died, usually on the streets somewhere. At least this poor addict was still alive.
Sydney Lea
