A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

GLP-1 medications may also fight addiction, says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly whose team researched trends from GLP-1 use in 600,000 ...

The effect was seen across a wide variety of addictive and habit-forming substances, including cocaine, opioids, alcohol, ...

Al-Aly and his colleagues found that people starting the GLP-1 drugs had lower risks of developing addiction to multiple ...

People struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on ...

A study of more than 600,000 veterans found that GLP-1 drugs — originally designed for diabetes and weight loss — cut ...

I don’t drink anymore. I don’t smoke anymore.” He might have shrugged it off, but reports accumulated in his clinic and ...

A study of 600,000+ veterans found GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic reduced substance-related deaths by 50% across alcohol, opioids, cocaine, nicotine, and cannabis — making them the first medication class to ...

Weight-loss jabs could prevent and treat addiction to alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, according to a large study. Experts ...

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Variants in a nicotine receptor gene are associated with a lower likelihood of heavy smoking, according to a study published ...