Brendan Sorsby

[longtimefan]

Longtime,
I listen to a lot of radio. Specifically political radio. When Hunter Biden was big in the news, some outlets claimed that he recovered from his addiction. Other outlets stated that once you are an addict, you are always an addict. If you are not using, you are in recovery but you will always have the addiction. You just have to stay away from that addiction. if you just try it once, you are hooked again. If gambling addiction is the same as drug addiction, a gambling addict will always be an addict that is in recovery. You are correct, he will have to be watched day and night. He will have to just say no every time the urge hits him. At least he has admitted that he has a problem. I hope that he can find a program that will help him stay away from gambling. I also hope that he does not turn to other addictions. Often, if a person gets addicted to one vice, he has an addictive personality which could be transferred to other vices. That was my public service announcement for the decade.

Yep. He’ll flip on his car radio and get a Fanduel commercial. If he tries to watch a game on tv he’ll see ESPN Bet or something else. Everywhere you look these days it’s sports books. He’ll have to climb Mt. Everest every day.

[leo from jersey]

I am tired of the addicting of America. There is absolutely no medical proof and just conjecture. Addiction is a big business $$$. I wish to bring back the days of Nancy Reagan and "Just say no". As a Christian my view is that it is only being addicted to one's fleshly desires and only caring about that. This is why Jesus told the leading Jewish teacher that he would have to have a new start and not just rituals and programs. Jesus called that being born again and not attendance at church or programs. Paul said it is possible as he wrote ": "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come!"". A whole new life. I agree that the addiction to pleasing the desires of the flesh is a life time addiction unless one submits to the Lordship of Christ and receives complete and total victory. I am not talking about going to church but a spiritual miracle which Jesus does in man. Then grow up in that new life by prayer, bible study and quality Christian fellowship. I shared this as others shared their belief concerning addiction and so it is fair to share mine.