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1. Indication
10 February 2026
Early in 2025, BBC Investigations Correspondent Noel Titheradge released his first story about a classification of prescription drug with unusual .
People who take dopamine agonist drugs for conditions like Parkinson's illness or Restless Legs Syndrome often report impulse control conditions - issues with betting, compulsive eating or shopping, or hypersexuality.
He wasn't anticipating the response. After that very first post was published more than 200 people contacted us - that's me, they said, that's my partner, that's my daddy.
So Noel began digging.