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