For participants who had AUD, obesity and type 2 diabetes, the use ofGLP-1 medicationswas linked to "substantially decreased risk of hospitalization due to AUD," the researchers wrote. Patients taking semaglutide (such as Ozempic and Wegovy) showed a 36% lower risk, and those taking...
Wegovyis another once-weekly semaglutide injection. But it’s onlyapproved for weight lossin certain adults and adolescents ages 12 and older. It’s not used to treat diabetes, and you don’t need to have a diabetes diagnosis to use it. Like Ozempic, you can inject itat any time of day...
Other medications that have the same effects as Ozempic—like Wegovy and Mounjaro—have also risen in popularity among individuals using these drugs for the off-label purpose of losing weight. Though originally intended to treat type 2 diabetes, the drug has been found to be effective in ...