New research suggests that Ozempic and similar weight loss medications have the potential to be as big a game changer in ...

Now, new research, clinical trials and case reports explore the possibility of using some weight loss drugs to help regulate addiction and reduce alcohol cravings — similar to how the ...

Weight-loss ... addiction disorders," said the study's lead author, Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, the director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center at the VA St. Louis Health Care System. The drugs may ...

Called GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), the drugs were first developed to treat type 2 diabetes, but really took off when their potential as weight loss aids ... treatments may help in ways ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Ozempic in 2021 for weight loss treatment ... could help treat dozens of other ailments as well, including cognitive issues and addiction problems.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) --As demand for weight-loss injections ... of these medications on other organs will help patients and doctors make informed decisions about care and may influence the ...

A similar process may ... journal Addiction found that people with opioid and/or alcohol use disorder (OUD, AUD) who take Ozempic or similar medications to treat diabetes and other weight-related ...

drug use and addiction. How did studies find the connection of weight loss drugs to help alcohol addiction? The studies stem from what we started seeing in patients. Patients would come to me ...