Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Alcohol, Ozempic and Weight-Loss Drugs

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Ozempic Trial Shows Drug Turns People Off Alcohol

Results showed that people craved and drank less alcohol when on the drug, according to the findings of a recent study.

Time on MSN · 2d

Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Can Help Alcohol Addiction

Now, one type of weight-loss medication is proving helpful with another health issue. In a study published Feb. 12 in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers report that semaglutide, better known as Ozempic or Wegovy, helped people with alcohol addiction reduce their craving and drink less.

People on MSN · 3d

Ozempic 'Significantly' Lowered 'Alcohol Craving' in First Clinical Trial, with Those Taking the Drug Drinking 40% Less

A new study (the first clinical trial of its kind) has shown that the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide — known by the brand name Ozempic — may help reduce not only alcohol cravings, but the amount of alcohol consumed when someone on the drug does drink

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Weight loss drug semaglutide may reduce alcohol cravings, heavy drinking and smoking, new study finds

Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help ...

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Does alcohol cause more deaths in the U.S. than any other drug?

Health risks caused by alcohol have received new scrutiny recently, and federal data show the annual number of drug-related ...

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8 Uses for Rubbing Alcohol You Never Knew About (and 2 You Should Avoid)

Your health can benefit from rubbing alcohol in ways that go way beyond wiping down surfaces. But you have to use ...

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Michael Cooper on Jerry West: 'When I had alcohol and substance abuse issues, he was the first one to pull me to the side''

Michael Cooper: “My relationship with him goes very deep. You know, after I retired, I had alcohol and substance abuse issues. And Jerry—he was the first one to pull me to the side.

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