Friends using Ozempic-type drugs for weight loss have been talking about an unexpected side effect — as well as being far ...

Research hints that medications like Zepbound and Wegovy could provide new ways to treat opioid and alcohol abuse.

GLP-1 receptor agonists and similar drugs may protect people with opioid or alcohol use disorder from opioid overdose and ...

Addiction specialist Richard Taite explained to Us Weekly how stars like Liam Payne end up seeking treatment for drug use ...

The study used a large data set ... Gounder says it's possible we'll see these drugs prescribed primarily for addiction treatment in the future, but more study is needed. "We would need to ...

On Thursday, the journal Addiction published a study that examined the medical records of half a million people with opioid use disorder and found that those who were taking GLP-1 drugs ...

While Hendershot agrees that the drugs might eventually prove useful in treating addiction, he says it’s too soon to endorse that kind of off-label use. He notes that the new findings were based ...