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10 February 2026
Early in 2025, BBC Investigations Correspondent Noel Titheradge released his first story about a category of prescription drug with uncommon negative effects.
People who take dopamine agonist drugs for conditions like Parkinson's disease or Restless Legs Syndrome typically report impulse control disorders - problems with gambling, compulsive consuming or shopping, or hypersexuality.
He wasn't expecting the . After that first article was published more than 200 people contacted us - that's me, they said, that's my partner, that's my dad.
So Noel began digging.
