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1. Indication


10 February 2026


Early in 2025, BBC Investigations Correspondent Noel Titheradge released his very first story about a classification of prescription drug with uncommon adverse effects.


People who take drugs for conditions like Parkinson's illness or Restless Legs Syndrome often report impulse control conditions - problems with betting, compulsive consuming or shopping, or hypersexuality.


He wasn't expecting the action. After that very first post was released more than 200 people got in touch - that's me, they said, that's my partner, that's my daddy.


So Noel started digging.