6. Chasing Losses

7. Missed connections


8. Collateral


9. Blame Game


10. Reflections


15 minutes


Lucy's on her lunchbreak when she tries her first scratchcard - soon, she's hooked. She's never ever been interested in betting in the past, however after a few months the glove compartment of her cars and truck has plenty of scratchcards. And then she begins gambling online ...


Lucy's taking a medication called Aripiprazole for her mental health condition. It's a partial dopamine agonist - a various system to the dopamine agonist drugs used for Parkinson's and Syndrome that we have actually become aware of in previous episodes.


But it's got comparable adverse effects. For Lucy, this means compulsive eating, hypersexuality - and a betting problem that's spiralling out of control.


Details of organisations using aid and assistance with some of the problems raised are available at bbc.co.uk/ actionline.


If you have any concerns about medication you're taking, talk to your doctor.


Presenter: Noel Titheradge


Producer: Lucy Burns


Editor: Matt Willis


A BBC News Long Form Audio production