Some Parkinson's Drugs May Trigger Compulsive Gambling

July 11, 2005 08:40:42 PM PST
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Eleven people with Parkinson's disease temporarily became compulsive gamblers after taking a class of drugs designed to control movement problems caused by the illness, a new study reports.

This is the latest in a series of case studies linking such drugs -- called dopamine agonists -- to pathological gambling in Parkinson's patients.