My team and I set out to test whether GLP-1 drugs — medications like semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound), originally developed for diabetes and then approved for ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...

GLP-1 medications may quiet the brain signals behind addiction, reducing substance use disorders and overdose risk across ...

With GLP-1 drugs becoming more accessible and affordable, they could also be within reach for substance use treatment.

New research suggests the weight-loss medications could be powerful tools in tackling substance use disorders.

The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use ...

Billy Idol opened up about his addiction struggles through the years and revealed that smoking crack helped him quit heroin ...

A large study of US veterans suggests that diabetes and weight-loss medicines may curb cravings and lower severe addiction ...

Aly, Washington University in St. Louis A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in ...

Legendary ’80s rock star says smoking crack helped him kick heroin addiction. ‘Im glad I got away.’ Updated: Mar. 05, 2026, 10:59 a.m. Rock legend Billy Idol recently shared that he turned to an ...

They found that after three years of follow-up, the group taking GLP-1 agonists like Novo Nordisk's semaglutide and Eli Lilly's tirzepatide were 14% less likely to develop substance use disorders ...

Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately ...