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The Global Story: The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions

April 12, 2026·27 min·3-min readinterviewnews
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A BBC investigation reveals that dopamine agonist medications, widely prescribed for conditions like Parkinson’s and depression, have caused severe, life-altering side effects—including compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, and impulsive behaviors—in hundreds of patients who say they were

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Noel Titheridge

interview on Global News Podcast

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Noel TitheridgeCharlene

Companies

Pharmaceutical companiesFDAUK National Drug Safety Regulator

Products & Tools

Dopamine agonists

Research & Papers

American academic paper

Topics

Investigative JournalismMental HealthNeuroscience

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