College men at greatest risk for gambling addiction
FEET STORE.
>> IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK, YOU
CAN LEGALLY PLACE YOUR SPORTS
BETS ONLINE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS MAP
HERE IN RED HERE. THESE ARE
ONLY 12 STATES THAT STILL
PROHIBIT AT THIS POINT. SPORTS
GAMBLING, MANY OF THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE AGAINST THIS
LEGALIZATION, THEY CITE THE
NEGATIVE EFFECTS THAT IT COULD
HAVE ON YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG
ADULTS. WRAL, HEALTH REPORTER
GREAT TABLE SPOKE WITH A
PSYCHOLOGY EXPERT ABOUT WHO
IS MOST AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS.
>> THESE IMAGES FROM A YALE
UNIVERSITY STUDY SHOWS THE
BRAIN OF A COCAINE ADDICT IN
THE AREA STIMULATED WHEN SHOWN
A VIDEO OF DRUG BEHAVIOR.
AND THIS IMAGE IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THE SAME THING IS DONE.
BUT TO A GAMBLING ADDICT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE REWARD
CENTER IN BOTH BRAINS ARE
STIMULATED IN VERY SIMILAR
WAYS. AND IT'S WHY NEUROSCIENCE
EXPERTS ARE VOICING CONCERNS AS
NORTH CAROLINIANS PREPARE TO
PLACE THEIR BETS. GAMBLING IS
THE ONLY BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION
THAT'S RECOGNIZED IN THE
DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL
MANUAL. ONE OF ROSA LEE'S MAIN
FOCUS IS WITH USC'S DEPARTMENT
OF PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE
IS ADOLESCENT BRAIN
DEVELOPMENT. WE OFTEN CALL IT
THE SECOND ONE OF DEVELOPMENT.
SECOND ONLY TO THOSE FIRST 3
YEARS OF LIFE. IT'S A PERIOD
IN WHICH SHE SAYS THE BRAIN
IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FORMING
HABITS. GOOD.
>> AND THAT IT'S ALSO TIME FOR
AND WE KNOW ADOLESCENTS ARE
ESPECIALLY DRAWN TO REWARD AND
AWARDS TO KENYA AND THEN ALSO
THE FRONT PART OF THEIR BRAINS.
THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX SLOWLY
MATURING INTO YOUR EARLY 20'S.
>> THESE DAYS IT'S HARD TO TURN
ON THE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO SCROLL THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
WITHOUT SEEING AND HEARING AD
AFTER AD NORTH CAROLINA ASKING
YOU TO DOWNLOAD AND DEPOSIT IT
CAN MAKE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR
SEEN REALLY AND WHAT WE WOULD
CALL SOCIALLY NORMATIVE,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE SEEING A
CELEBRITY, YOU REALLY LOOK UP
TO OR AN ATHLETE. YOU REALLY
LOOK UP TO.
>> PROMOTING THE SAINTS THAT
MIGHT MAKE IT SEEM ESPECIALLY
ALLURING. EACH AD IS REQUIRED
TO DISPLAY A GAMBLING ADDICTION
SUPPORT HOTLINE. BUT LEE POINTS
OUT THAT ON MOST ADS, THAT
NUMBER IS EXTREMELY SMALL AND
OFTEN HIDDEN AMONG SEVERAL
LINES OF OTHER LEGAL
DISCLAIMERS TO PLACE A BET
LEGALLY IN NORTH CAROLINA, YOU
MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD.
BUT LEE SAYS THAT COULD BE HARD
TO ENFORCE ONLINE. LET'S BE
HONEST. A LOT OF TEENS ARE MORE
DIGITALLY SAVVY VET AND THE
GROWN-UPS THAT APPARENT TO
THEM. SO IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE
THING LIKELY KIDS WHO ARE
UNDERAGE WILL PROBABLY FIND A
WAY TO ACCESS THESE GAMBLING
SITES. YOUNG ADULT MALE,
SPECIFICALLY THOSE RECEIVING
COLLEGE EDUCATIONS HAVE BEEN
SHOWN TO BE MORE LIKELY TO
ENGAGE IN ONLINE SPORTS BETTING
AND BEING STATE THAT LOVES OUR
SPORTS. LEE SAYS THAT WILL
LIKELY BE ESPECIALLY TRUE HERE
IN NORTH CAROLINA. GRACE HABE A
WRAL NEWS.
>> WE SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT IF
YOU OR A LOVED ONE MAY NEED
SUPPORT, YOU CAN CALL THE
NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR
SCREEN IF WE POP IT UP, THE THE
NUMBER AS YOU SEE THERE, 1, 8,