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Washington University School of Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine

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Weight-loss drugs show broad power to prevent and reduce addiction

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Published landmark BMJ study on GLP-1 and addiction

Drugs designed to control blood sugar and shrink waistlines may also quiet the cravings that drive addiction. A study of more than 600,000 United States veterans, published March 4 in The BMJ, found that people taking GLP-1 medications were 14 percent less likely to develop a new substance use disorder and, if they already had one, experienced 50 percent fewer substance-related deaths and 39 percent fewer overdoses.

Updated Mar 6