Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, ...

Naltrexone (referred to as the "Ozempic of alcohol") is a drug that can help reduce alcohol and opioid cravings for people ...

In 2005, Bernalillo County implemented a program that allowed people to get treatment for opioid use disorder while ...

Ozempic is one of several medications, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists or GLP-1 RAs, that are prescribed to ...

Receipt of methadone for opioid use disorder is associated with a lower risk for treatment discontinuation compared with ...

New research shows that Ozempic and similar drugs reduce opioid overdoses by 40% and alcohol intoxication by 50% in people ...

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down ...

Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) had a lower risk of discontinuing methadone compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, and ...

The US represents the largest market for opioid addiction with 74.1% of 8MM sales, due to its larger addict population and ...

Coupling short-acting opioids to reduce pain and misery with low-doses of buprenorphine, which mitigates cravings, has ...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky has received a $37.2 million, three-year federal grant from Substance Abuse and ...

Imperial researchers will explore the potential for psilocybin therapy in drug recovery as part of a landmark trial.Imperial researchers will explore ...