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GLP-1 Medications Show Promise for Obesity and Substance Use Disorders

Sourced from 4 publications

  • •Study of 600,000 US military veterans links GLP-1 medications to reduced substance-use disorder complications.
  • •GLP-1 drugs are being researched for oral delivery using lettuce cells, per Penn Dental research.
  • •GLP-1 medications are showing promise in treating various addiction disorders, beyond obesity.
  • •Some patients maintain weight loss with fewer GLP-1 injections, according to recent findings.

Sources

Do obesity drugs treat addiction? Huge study hints at their promise

Nature

No more weekly injections? How lettuce cells could deliver GLP-1 pills

medicalxpress

What to know about how GLP-1 medications might fight addiction

Abcnews

Most Patients Keep Weight Off With Fewer GLP-1 Shots, Study Finds

New York Times

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