Scientists Discover Amazing New Benefit of Ozempic: Reducing Alcohol and Opioid Addiction
New research shows that Ozempic and similar drugs reduce opioid overdoses by 40% and alcohol intoxication by 50% in people with substance use disorders. These medications, often prescribed for diabetes and weight issues,
Ozempic is one of several medications, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists or GLP-1 RAs, that are prescribed to ...
Only 15% of those who start a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) for weight loss are still taking it two years according to ...
Dr Fares Qeadan, the paper’s primary author, explains to Popular Science that opioids and alcohol were chosen for the study ...
Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according ...
Recent studies have shown that pharmacologic weight loss with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and ...
Ozempic could cut binge drinking and opioid abuse, major research suggests. A US study of more than 800,000 people with a ...
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Risk for Suicidal Ideation, Attempts Down With GLP1-RA Treatment in Teens With ObesityFor adolescents with obesity, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) treatment is associated with a reduc ...
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Large-scale human study finds Ozempic (or similar medications) may reduce opioid overdose risk by 40%A study published in the journal Addiction has found that people with opioid or alcohol use disorder (OUD, AUD) who take ...
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