New research suggests the weight-loss medications could be powerful tools in tackling 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 needed ...

A new study found GLP-1 drugs were associated with 50% fewer substance-related deaths, 39% fewer drug overdoses, and 26% ...

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

Research suggests the drugs have potential for prevention and harm reduction in substance use disorders, writes Ziyad Al-Aly People taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists often ...

Stichting Mainline, a national organization that provided support to heavily addicted drug users, announced it will cease operations after 36 years due to the loss of government funding. The closure ...

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A drug addict that allowed a Nottingham-based county lines gang to use her home to store and deal class-A drugs has been sentenced. Police said Jeanette Talbot, from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was ...

Alexander Cameron, 38, hung around the cash machine on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, outside Tesco ...

A study in The BMJ found GLP-1 drugs used for diabetes and obesity may also curb addiction by reducing cravings. Researchers ...