Ozempic shows promise for treating alcohol and drug abuse, study finds
The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down substance use cravings too.
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Ozempic’s Next Magic Trick: Treating Drug Addiction
Early data suggests GLP-1 drugs, renowned for their ability to assist in weight loss, may have a powerful effect on treating addiction.
Can Ozempic help drug addicts, too? A mega new study suggests it might.
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction in the future — according to the first large-scale study — but more research is needed.
Ozempic could help with opioid and alcohol abuse, new research shows
A new study published Thursday found that groundbreaking weight loss and diabetes medications also combat opioid-use disorder and alcohol misuse disorder. This is the second study this fall to suggest that GLP-1s,
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic may help reduce overdose risks: Study
A study suggests that weight loss medications like Ozempic may help reduce the risk of overdose and alcohol intoxication in people with substance use disorders.
Ozempic Could Be Used to Treat Alcohol and Drug Addiction, Study Finds
In a huge new statistical analysis, researchers have found more evidence than ever that drugs like Ozempic can help curb alcohol and opioid addiction. Published in the journal Addiction, this new study saw researchers from Loyola University Chicago sift through more than 1.
Ozempic and Similar Drugs May Help Treat Substance Use Disorders, New Study Says
The large study analyzed more 500,000 people with a history of opioid use disorder and more than 800,000 with alcohol use disorder. Results show that those who took Ozempic or a similar GLP-1 receptor agonist drug (which are approved to treat conditions such as type 2 diabetes or obesity) had a 40 percent lower chance of overdosing on opioids and a 50 percent lower risk of getting drunk compared to those who didn't take the medication.
Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than Ozempic—how does it work? And why does it cost so much?
A weight-loss drug more effective than Ozempic and Wegovy has recently been approved in Australia. The drug, tirzepatide, is ...
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Mounjaro v Ozempic: Inside the race to reveal the best weight-loss jab
A trial, targeted at people living with obesity from Britain to Puerto Rico, is the first head-to-head comparison of the ...
There's a big Ozempic controversy brewing online. Doctors say it's the 'wild west.'
Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey are touting it. People are microdosing it. And, in the midst of a national shortage of key ...
This unexpected Ozempic side effect? Wreaking havoc on women’s wardrobes: ‘The shots should come with a warning’
A voguish — and often daunting — problem can plague people who have experienced recent and relatively rapid weight loss.
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Difference between Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Saxenda explained
Unlike Ozempic, Wegovy is approved for weight management even though they both contain semaglutide. However, they do have ...
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Ozempic Weight Loss Users at Risk of Gastroparesis and Other Stomach Problems, New Study Reveals
A recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that patients taking the drugs ...
Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work?
Both Wegovy and Mounjaro are given as weekly injections via pre-filled pens that can be self-administered into the upper arm, ...
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Celebrities on Ozempic: All the stars who’ve used weight-loss drugs
Obviously, my body doesn’t do it right.” Tori Spelling Tori Spelling owned up to using Ozempic and Mounjaro. Tori Spelling revealed she used Ozempic and Mounjaro to lose weight after welcoming ...