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Christian Hendershot

Christian Hendershot

Researcher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

New Capabilities

Lead author of first randomized trial of semaglutide for alcohol use disorder

Drugs designed to control blood sugar and shrink waistlines may also quiet the cravings that drive addiction. A March 4 BMJ study of more than 600,000 U.S. veterans found GLP-1 users were 14 percent less likely to develop a new substance use disorder.

Updated May 30