Clinical epidemiologist, Washington University School of Medicine; Chief of Research and Development, VA Saint Louis Health Care System
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Lead author of the March 2026 BMJ study
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
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