According to Odaily Planet Daily, Amanda Pritchard, CEO of the UK National Health Service (NHS), called on British lawmakers to take action to prevent young people from becoming addicted to cryptocurrency trading. At the NHS Managers Conference in Manchester, Pritchard said that earlier this year, the NHS opened the 15th gambling addiction specialist clinic in response to "growing real social needs" and "more and more opportunities for young people to become addicted to gambling, including unregulated cryptocurrency markets." Pritchard added: "This addictive habit allows people to invest their money in things that have no fixed value, and the NHS has to pick up the pieces - this growing problem may create further demand for medical services."