Restless Legs Drugs and Compulsive Gambling: A Hidden Danger

Most Americans assume that bad habits come down to willpower. If someone gambles away their savings, binges on food or shops compulsively, the typical response is simple: they should have exercised more self-control! The idea that a prescribed medication could hijack behavior, pushing someone toward risky or destructive impulses, seems almost impossible to accept. And…

‘Like battery hens’: ATO’s outsourced debt collectors face much worse conditions than those in public service, former staff say | Debt collection

In the Australian Taxation Office’s workplace in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong, a team dedicated to debt collection sits in the eastern part of the floor. They use the same kitchen and bathrooms as nearby workers, but they are paid much less than those in the public service also collecting debts, and face inferior conditions.…