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.
Healthy Returns: Weight loss, diabetes drugs may reduce alcohol and opioid use
GLP-1 drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by around half. Meanwhile, tech companies are talking the future of AI in health care.
Weight-Loss Drugs May Help Alcohol and Opioid Addiction
Research hints that medications like Zepbound and Wegovy could provide new ways to treat opioid and alcohol abuse.
Competition will make weight-loss drugs better, cheaper and bigger
A mong the many newcomers to the business of weight-loss drugs is Hims & Hers, an American e-pharmacy better known for hawking remedies for erectile dysfunction and hair loss. Since May it has offered its own version of Wegovy,
Popular weight loss drugs could help with alcohol, opioid addictions: study
A new study suggests weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could provide a promising new treatment for substance use disorders.
Study: Overweight teens using weight loss drugs decrease depression
FOX Medical's Dr. Mike Cirigliano talks about a recent study that shows overweight teens being treated with weight loss drugs like Ozempic have a decreased feeling of depression.
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