Compulsive Gambler's Book Sheds Light on Darkness and Recovery

GREEN BAY, Wis. - April 11, 2024 - PRLog -- Timothy J. Nilsson knows all too well the pitfalls of compulsive gambling. He has witnessed the destruction of marriages, loss of jobs, failed businesses, and even deaths as a result of the stress, lies and general ruin that accompanies this type of addiction. Now his passion has shifted to prevention and recovery with the release of his book, On Gambling: True Stories of Addiction, Hope and Recovery (Probity Publishing).

"Timothy J. Nilsson's engaging first-hand narratives detail the parallels of gambling addiction to drug addiction," states John Kindt, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois. "His fascinating and disturbing stories necessarily prod gambling addicts and their innocent victims toward the exemplary programs of Gamblers Anonymous."

Nilsson points out that compulsive gambling is at a crisis point in the United States as gambling help lines are flooded with calls at all hours of the day. Counselors and therapists warn of the possible entrapment of youth, as those at risk range from the very young to the elderly at gambling treatment centers.

"What this all equates to is a massive $120 billion industry tipping the scales of disadvantage," Nilsson says. "In the pros and cons world of compulsive gambling, the pros can be counted on one hand while the cons stretch for miles. There is one common denominator that best describes every case of compulsive gambling: It never ends well. The only solution to compulsive gambling is recovery."

On Gambling provides answers for those who choose to recover and for those who need more knowledge about the gambling mania that is hemorrhaging at this very moment. It is available on Amazon in paperback and digital formats at https://amzn.to/4cVGYo3 (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%...).

"On Gambling illustrates the devastating impact of government-sanctioned gambling on the very citizens that our leaders are elected to protect," comments Lorri Pickens, executive director of Citizens Against Expanded Gambling Inc. "This book is definitely a must-read for all Americans as 'we all pay even if we don't play.' "