Wegovy and Ozempic may be helpful in treating people with alcohol addiction and other addictive disorders, according to new research on the medications. The medications are commonly used for weight ...

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About 27 million American adults, roughly the population of Texas, struggled with alcohol use disorder last year, according ...

Kara Stainbrook depended on alcohol to get through the day for two years. The 45-year-old from Mercer, Pennsylvania, was going through a bottle of vodka a week, sometimes two, and hiding it from her ...

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Because GLP-1 agonists seem to reduce patients’ desire for food, it isn’t surprising that they might also shrink or even extinguish other cravings.

As weight-loss drugs like Ozempic revolutionize weight loss, scientists hope they may also be life-changing for alcohol addiction. The drugs are one of several approaches doctors and psychiatrists ...

GLP-1 agonist medications such as Ozempic have been game changers in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Recently, a new study found evidence that Ozempic may be a promising medicine for ...

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More than 1,000 prisoners are on waiting lists for drug and alcohol addiction treatment in Northern Ireland, according to ...

A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug addiction, according to a new paper published in the Journal of the Endocrine ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...