Ozempic and similar semaglutide-based medications have been hailed as miracle drugs. Known as GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonists, this class of medications mimics a natural hormone the small ...

Addiction, a chronic mental health condition, affects millions of Americans, and traditional treatments have often fallen short of providing lasting relief. However, a new class of medications, GLP-1 ...

GLP-1 agonist medications such as Ozempic have been game changers in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Recently, a new study found evidence that Ozempic may be a promising medicine for ...

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The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

Addiction medicine is currently recognized as a medical specialty. However, many people, including other medical specialists, think of addiction medicine as a "fringe" specialty, treating addiction ...