Al-Aly is a physician and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis and chief of research at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System. At a dinner party recently, someone poured my friend a glass ...

(CNN) — Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately ...

Researchers are investigating whether GLP-1 drugs could be used to treat addiction disorders, following patient reports of reduced cravings.

(The Conversation) – A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He ...

The popular class of weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s have shown to be effective in curbing cravings beyond food. A few early studies have suggested that GLP-1 medications can do a lot to alleviate ...

Mr. Gary Pratt's letter in the Eagle (July 12) made so much sense! I hope everyone has a chance to read it, because he states what we must agree to be true: Stop drug abuse by realizing that the "war" ...

The CEO of a local substance abuse treatment center weighs in on rising kratom addiction, once considered a "natural" ...

The Dayton Daily News, WHIO-TV, News Talk Radio WHIO have launched a community service project to raise awareness about the growing prescription drug epidemic in our community. “Prescription for Pain” ...