A woman from Essex has been awarded £170,000 in compensation from the NHS after developing a crippling addiction to the mobile game Candy Crush as a result of medication prescribed for restless legs syndrome (RLS).
The woman, who remains unnamed, was given dopamine agonists to manage her condition but was not warned of the potential side effects, which included impulse control disorders. Over six years, her compulsive behaviour escalated, leading her to spend £100,000 on in-game purchases and virtual slot machine games, according to the Daily Mail.
