Hot weight loss drugs tested against addiction

Science. 2023 Sep;381(6661):930-931. doi: 10.1126/science.adk5720. Epub 2023 Aug 31.

Abstract

Clinical trials will gauge whether GLP-1 analogs curb drug and alcohol cravings.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / drug therapy
  • Anti-Obesity Agents* / pharmacology
  • Anti-Obesity Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Behavior, Addictive* / drug therapy
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1* / analogs & derivatives
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1* / pharmacology
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Obesity Agents
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • semaglutide