Weight loss drugs could help people with alcohol addiction, study suggests
- A study from Loyola University Chicago suggests that GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, lower opioid overdose rates by 40% for users with opioid-use disorder.
- The same study reports a 50% lower rate of alcohol intoxication for patients on GLP-1 drugs with alcohol misuse disorder.
- Concerns exist, as Professor Matt Field stated, that the studies focus on 'very extreme instances of substance intoxication' rather than broader substance abuse issues.
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