Can a person suddenly become an addict?

Can a person suddenly become an addict?

Marc Kern (Addiction Expert, Director of Addiction Alternatives) gives expert video advice on: How is a behavioral addiction similar to a substance behavioral addiction?; What is an "addictive personality"?; What can be done about an addictive personality? and more...

In my opinion, I don't think that someone can suddenly become a compulsive gambler. I do believe that it can be a sort of hidden or less obvious state of affairs, and life circumstances could be such that, they've suffered maybe a big financial loss, and now they're more susceptible to be looking for a quick fix, a quick out of the particular emotional behavioral dilemma they happen to be in. That may appear as something happening quite quickly, but actually the foundation was laid down years and years ago, and just circumstances set the stage for it.