A study found that prescriptions for GIP/GLP-1 RA drugs may reduce opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication rates in patients with OUD and AUD, offering potential new treatments for addiction.

In a huge new statistical analysis, researchers have found more evidence than ever that drugs like Ozempic can help curb alcohol and opioid addiction. Published in the journal Addiction, this new study saw researchers from Loyola University Chicago sift through more than 1.

Research published in the journal Addiction indicates that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may play a crucial role in reducing substance abuse.

The new study has found that opioid use disorder patients taking a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic had a 40% lower rate of opioid overdose than those without a prescription. People with a

The large study analyzed more 500,000 people with a history of opioid use disorder and more than 800,000 with alcohol use disorder. Results show that those who took Ozempic or a similar GLP-1 receptor agonist drug (which are approved to treat conditions such as type 2 diabetes or obesity) had a 40 percent lower chance of overdosing on opioids and a 50 percent lower risk of getting drunk compared to those who didn't take the medication.