(CN) — Medications like Ozempic, known for helping people manage diabetes and lose weight, might also be key players in the fight against addiction. According to a study published Thursday in ...

Ozempic and related weight loss drugs may help people struggling with addiction, as they've been linked to a 40 percent reduction in opioid overdose and 50 percent lower rate of alcohol intoxication, ...

Share on Pinterest A growing body of evidence suggests that GLP-1 drugs prescribed for obesity and diabetes could also help treat addiction. FreshSplash/Getty Images GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and ...

Scientists in Brazil, the world's second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a ...

A new study published in the scientific journal Addiction has found that people with opioid or alcohol use disorder (OUD, AUD) who take Ozempic or similar medications to treat diabetic/weight-related ...

“Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.” –Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead, "Scarlet Begonias" Sometimes, new effective treatment medications are ...