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1. Indication
10 February 2026
Early in 2025, BBC Investigations Correspondent Noel Titheradge published his first story about a category of prescription drug with unusual negative effects.
People who take dopamine agonist drugs for conditions like Parkinson's disease or Restless Legs Syndrome often report impulse control issues with gaming, compulsive consuming or shopping, or hypersexuality.
He wasn't expecting the action. After that very first article was published more than 200 individuals got in touch - that's me, they stated, that's my partner, that's my father.
So Noel began digging.