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The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry suggests. In a study of around 228,000 people in Sweden who had ...

Share on Pinterest A growing body of evidence suggests that GLP-1 drugs prescribed for obesity and diabetes could also help treat addiction. FreshSplash/Getty Images GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and ...

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, which also treat diabetes, may help users battling drug and alcohol abuse as well. A study published in the Addiction medical journal Wednesday showed ...

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A new review explores how GLP-1 receptor agonists may blunt alcohol and drug reward signals, opening a promising but still unproven path toward repurposed treatments for addiction. Review: The role of ...

Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds. People taking this class of drugs, called ...

Semaglutide and liraglutide are associated with reduced AUD and SUD-related hospitalization risks, unlike other GLP-1 agonists and AUD medications. The study followed 227,886 individuals with AUD, ...

Since weight-loss drugs that target the hormone GLP-1 have surged in popularity, some additional health benefits have emerged. Beyond helping people shed pounds, they also lower the risk of heart ...