Laughter and humour are useful in the prevention and treatment of addictive problems. We include some techniques of laughter and deal with the following topics: Laughter and motivation, laughter and overcoming the automatic behavioural patterns, laughter and psychodrama, overstatements, paradox, reframing, short poems, stories, metaphors, parables, laughter and group therapy and/or therapeutic club, laughter and pathological gambling, laughter as an exercise, laughter and relatives of people with addictive problems, laughter, humour and prevention, laughter and stress management in professionals.

Key words: laughter – addictive diseases – treatment