In 524,817 adults with T2D, GLP-1 RA use was associated with lower incident alcohol, cocaine, cannabis, opioid, and nicotine ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

Preclinical studies in animals have already shown that GLP-1 drugs can reduce reward-seeking behavior. Early clinical work in humans has begun to hint at similar effects. A randomized trial of ...

Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be ...

In the popular consciousness, GLP-1 receptor agonists are mainly considered agents for weight loss. But newer research is suggesting they could also be an ally in the fight against alcohol and other ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - ECU Health has opened its IMPACT (Integrated Model of Perinatal Addiction Care and Treatment) Clinic, a new outpatient addiction medicine clinic dedicated to providing ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

A major study of 2,652 adults with a substance use history in JAMA Psychiatry showed discontinuing smoking was strongly and positively associated with recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs).

At least half of everyone with eating disorders abuses alcohol or illicit drugs, five times more than people without eating disorders. Conversely, more than a third (35 percent) with substance use ...