Miner digs deep to solve gambling addiction
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yongqiang">Yongqiang</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="miner">miner</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, 39, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="municipality">municipality</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abstain">abstain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miner">miner</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span>.</p><p><span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Gambling">Gambling</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="melt">melt</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gamble">gamble</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gamble">gamble</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="gambler">gambler</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 70,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($11,000) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unstoppable">unstoppable</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="annoyed">annoyed</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spurred">spurred</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>.</p>
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