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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . GIP agonists and GLP-1RAs were tied to lower rates of opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication. The data suggest ...

A new study provides more evidence that glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) used to treat diabetes and obesity could be repurposed for opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use ...

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 ...

Research from earlier this week is the latest to suggest that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs can help treat people's addiction to both opioids and alcohol. Reading time 2 minutes The sky continues ...

Ozempic and related weight loss drugs may help people struggling with addiction, as they've been linked to a 40 percent reduction in opioid overdose and 50 percent lower rate of alcohol intoxication, ...

OUD patients on GIP/GLP-1 RA prescriptions saw a 40% reduction in opioid overdose rates. AUD patients on these medications had a 50% reduction in alcohol intoxication rates. Get a Year of Fast, ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Key Takeaways Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful.Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; 2023), more than 1 in 9 of American adults (11.8 percent) believe they have ever had a problem with alcohol or other ...