Weight-Loss Drugs Cut Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Weight-loss drugs could reduce risk of overdoses, new study says
A new study suggests that medications like Ozempic could help reduce the risk of overdose and alcohol intoxication in people with substance use disorders.
Weight-Loss Drugs Cut Drug and Alcohol Abuse, According to New Study
Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, a study found, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond diabetes and weight loss.
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New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs
New, popular injectable weight loss drugs — GLP-1 drugs — are highly effective at reducing obesity and, probably, the health risks posed by obesity. Yet the drugs are so expensive that insurers are often choosing between two bad options: restricting access or raising consumer costs.
How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?
What this means is that by changing only one hormone, “suddenly you change your entire relationship with food”, says Prof Giles Yeo, an obesity scientist at the University of Cambridge. And that has all sorts of implications for the way we think about obesity.
Weight loss drugs may help reduce drug and alcohol misuse: Research
Weight loss medications such as Ozempic may be able to cut drug and alcohol abuse in half, according to a new study from the scientific journal Addiction. The research, published Thursday, found
Weight loss drugs could help with alcohol and opioid addiction, new study shows
Drugs​ like Mounjaro and Ozempic, which many use for weight loss,​​ may also help patients suffering from addiction, according to a new study.
Wegovy, other weight-loss drugs might help with alcoholism, opioid addiction
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds.
Weight-loss drugs may reduce opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, study finds
Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, according to a new study that supports expectations the drugs can offer greater benefits than just weight and diabetes management.
How a weight loss drug is helping a New Jersey nurse overcome alcohol addiction
Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic might be able to help with substance abuse, according to new research on people addicted to opioids and alcohol. Routine checkups for Brandon Downey, a South Jersey nurse who's taking Wegovy to lose weight, show a positive trend.
Weight loss drugs may help lower overdoses, alcoholism: Study
Researchers analyzed 1.3 million health records and found Ozempic, Mounjaro could lower rates of drug and alcohol overdoses.
Study finds possible new treatment for alcoholics that cuts heavy alcohol use by 50%
A new study has found that drugs like Ozempic, which were originally designed for people with type 2 diabetes before gaining popularity for weight loss, could treat alcohol addiction too. Around 2.6 million deaths per year are attributable to alcohol consumption,
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Andrea Jenkyns opens up on personal hell of using Ozempic as she slams Labour plan
Dame Andrea Jenkyns has criticised Government plans to use weight-loss jabs to get people back to work and boost the economy.
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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 ...