The majority of people that consume alcohol and/or weed are pretty fine. Is there any gambler that moved on sports betting with more money than they entered? I guess this answers your dilemma.
James Holzhauer I guess, he did well in sports betting and then became a Jeopardy champion. Not that I'd recommend it for most people lol. It's a negative sum game once the house takes their cut, so for every winner there's more than one loser.