GLP-1s show promise in treating alcohol and drug addiction

A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug ...
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Study suggests Ozempic could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction

Scientists say weight loss drugs such as Ozempic have shown "promise" in treating alcoholism and narcotic disorders. The post ...
El Paso Times

Muse Treatment Center Publishes New Resource Exploring Why People Struggle to Stop Using Drugs

Los Angeles, CA – Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has announced the release of a new educational article titled “Why Can’t I Stop Using Drugs?”—a piece designed to help the public ...

Offset Reveals He's 4 Years Sober from Codeine. How Son Jordan Gave Him a 'Wake-Up Call' to Stop Using the Drug

Offset opened up about his codeine use on the latest episode of the 'Baby, This Is Keke Palmer' podcast. Upon realizing son ...

Minneapolis author aiming to help people battling drug addiction with new book

Abdirahman Warsame of Minneapolis once felt alone in his fentanyl addiction. He hopes his personal story resonates with those ...

‘Jail is easier.’ Franklin Co. drug court grad says program changed his life

When the 39-year-old began the program, he suddenly found himself responsible for going to inpatient treatment several times ...
Boise State Public Radio

Jails struggle to prevent overdose deaths as fentanyl is smuggled in, and treatment isn't available

Inmates battling drug addiction spend half hour in a courtyard while undergoing detox at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, NM. (Roberto E. Rosales for Here & Now/2019 ...

Newspaper investigation leads Mississippi officials to tackle addiction with opioid settlement money

A newspaper investigation found that city and county governments in Mississippi had been spending very little of the opioid settlement money it received to address addiction.