Al-Aly and his colleagues found that people starting the GLP-1 drugs had lower risks of developing addiction to multiple ...

People struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on ...

This revelation could cut addiction-related deaths by 50 percent. As scientists unravel the link between GLP-1 medications and addiction, it may hold clues for the development a drug that can treat ...

For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1 drugs are not yet an approved addiction treatment. But the evidence base is ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GLP-1 medications may also fight addiction, says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly whose team researched trends from GLP-1 use in 600,000 people ...

A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.

Large veteran study links GLP-1 diabetes drugs to lower risk of developing substance use disorders and fewer overdoses, hospitalizations and drug-related deaths.

Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) A patient of mine, ...