They fight weight loss and diabetes; could these drugs also curb alcohol abuse?


By AGENCY

Data analysis found that weight-loss drugs semaglutide and liraglutide can also help to reduce a person’s cravings for alcohol. — dpa

Sometimes hyped as miracle drugs, even whispered about as elixirs, semaglutide and its brand-name variants are increasingly being taken against obesity and diabetes.

But semaglutide and liraglutide could have other uses, i.e. cutting the health risks caused by drinking too much and curbing addiction to alcohol.

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