He recently enrolled in a drug trial at a medical school, where he receives an antidepressant-like drug to control his compulsive spending.

Researchers are finding the emotions that drive people to compulsive spending have much in common with those seen in people with other addictive habits.

Spending money to one's detriment is compulsive spending.

Spending money on particular goods or services after making a decision not to, or having a desire not to, is also compulsive spending.

DA provides a 30-item questionnaire to help people determine if they are spending compulsively, each item is a sign of compulsive spending.

Answering yes to three or more of these questions indicates compulsive spending.

Codependent debtors incur unsecured debt to pay for another persons' compulsive spending.

He complains of mountainous debt and boasts of compulsive spending.