Feb. 13, 2025 – For years, some people taking the drug semaglutide to treat diabetes or obesity have reported not only eating less, but drinking less alcohol. The reports have prompted many to hope ...

A long-term study suggests GLP-1 agonists, especially semaglutide, may lower the risk of alcohol use disorder hospitalizations, highlighting the potential for novel treatments pending further clinical ...

Phase 2 trial shows significant reduction in drinks per drinking day and weekly alcohol craving. (HealthDay News) — Low-dose semaglutide seems to reduce craving and certain drinking outcomes in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Participants on semaglutide had reduced risk for hospitalization due to preexisting alcohol use disorder, ...

Semaglutide could help people drink less alcohol. Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help people drink less alcohol. A ...

Semaglutide and liraglutide also linked to reduction in risks for SUD hospitalization, somatic hospitalizations. (HealthDay News) — Semaglutide and liraglutide are associated with a reduced risk for ...

2/20/25 (LAPost.com) — New research suggests semaglutide, marketed as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for obesity, could help people reduce their alcohol consumption. The study, published in JAMA ...

Medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol, according to new government-funded research. The study was small — just 48 adults — and lasted just ...

A new study has revealed another benefit of the diabetes medication turned weight loss drug Ozempic. Health experts now say it could also help those with alcohol-use disorder. A study published this ...

A new joint study by the University of Eastern Finland and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found that the GLP-1 agonists semaglutide and liraglutide, which are used for treating diabetes and obesity, ...

Anti-obesity drugs such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) are also promising for the treatment of alcohol use disorder and ...