6. Chasing Losses

7. Missed connections


8. Collateral


9. Blame Game


10. Reflections


15 minutes


Lucy's on her lunchbreak when she tries her very first scratchcard - quickly, she's connected. She's never been interested in gambling in the past, however after a couple of months the glove compartment of her car is full of scratchcards. And then she begins gambling online ...


Lucy's taking a medication called Aripiprazole for her mental health condition. It's a agonist - a different system to the dopamine agonist substance abuse for Parkinson's and Restless Legs Syndrome that we have actually found out about in previous episodes.


But it's got comparable negative effects. For Lucy, this implies compulsive consuming, hypersexuality - and a gambling issue that's spiralling out of control.


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


If you have any issues about medication you're taking, talk to your medical professional.


Presenter: Noel Titheradge


Producer: Lucy Burns


Editor: Matt Willis


A BBC News Long Form Audio production