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2. Ozempic 'Significantly' Lowered 'Alcohol Craving' in First ...

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   The drug — the brand name for the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide — “significantly reduced weekly alcohol craving,” according to a study published Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Journal of the ...

3. New treatments are needed for alcohol addiction. Are drugs ...

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   Kara Stainbrook depended on alcohol to get through the day for two years. The 45-year-old from Mercer, Pennsylvania, was going through a bottle of vodka a week, sometimes two, and hiding it from ...

4. Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy may help prevent alcohol use disorder

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   Alcohol use disorder, also known as alcohol misuse, dependence and addiction, is a medical condition characterized by the persistent consumption of alcohol despite negative consequences.

5. Could obesity drugs help with alcohol cravings? New study ...

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   But the results add to evidence from animal studies and reports that people are finding drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy helpful to manage cravings, not just for food, but also for tobacco and alcohol. Scientists are studying these drugs in smokers, people with opioid addiction and cocaine users. “This is such promising data.

6. Naltrexone - Wikipedia

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   Naltrexone, sold under the brand name Revia among others, is a medication primarily used to manage alcohol use or opioid use disorder by reducing cravings and feelings of euphoria associated with substance use disorder. [8] It has also been found effective in the treatment of other addictions and may be used for them off-label. [12]

7. Acamprosate - Wikipedia

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   Acamprosate is a medication that works in the brain to treat alcohol use disorder. Acamprosate works by decreasing cravings and urges to use alcohol. This allows people who take the medication to control urges to drink and help to continue to not use alcohol. Acamprosate does not help with symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

8. Disulfiram - Wikipedia

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   Disulfiram is a medication used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol (drinking alcohol). Disulfiram works by inhibiting the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (specifically the ALDH2 enzyme [3]), causing many of the effects of a hangover to be felt immediately following alcohol consumption.

9. Can Ozempic reduce cravings for alcohol and other addictions ...

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   After 15 months of taking the Ozempic-like weight loss drug Wegovy, Jamel Corona has lost 60 pounds — a boost she says she needed to prevent herself from developing Type 2 diabetes.. Corona was ...