Close Menu
Best in TechnologyBest in Technology
  • News
  • Phones
  • Laptops
  • Gadgets
  • Gaming
  • AI
  • Tips
  • More
    • Web Stories
    • Global
    • Press Release

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

What's On

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025: Best Deals on Oppo Smartphones

13 July 2025

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025: Best Deals On Gaming Laptops Under Rs. 80,000 in India

13 July 2025

Review: Timekettle T1 Handheld Translator

12 July 2025
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
Just In
  • Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025: Best Deals on Oppo Smartphones
  • Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025: Best Deals On Gaming Laptops Under Rs. 80,000 in India
  • Review: Timekettle T1 Handheld Translator
  • Security News This Week: 4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree
  • How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear
  • Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s Trifold Promise, Ikea’s Sonos Split, and Hugging Face’s New Robot
  • Future-Proof Your Wi-Fi With This Prime Day Wi-Fi 7 Router Deal
  • Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025: Best Deals on OnePlus Smartphones
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest Vimeo
Best in TechnologyBest in Technology
  • News
  • Phones
  • Laptops
  • Gadgets
  • Gaming
  • AI
  • Tips
  • More
    • Web Stories
    • Global
    • Press Release
Subscribe
Best in TechnologyBest in Technology
Home » Ozempic Could Also Help You Drink Less Alcohol
News

Ozempic Could Also Help You Drink Less Alcohol

News RoomBy News Room2 December 20233 Mins Read
Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Reddit Telegram Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Another reason for the trial’s failure could be that exenatide is much less potent than its newer cousin semaglutide, better known as Ozempic. Now that Ozempic is everywhere, anecdotal evidence is mounting that these drugs reduce cravings not just for food, but for online shopping, smoking, nail-biting, and alcohol.

Now, the first empirical evidence to support the idea that drugs like Ozempic could be an effective treatment for AUD is beginning to appear. This week, a new paper published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry strengthened the case. The paper relayed a series of case studies: six patients who had been prescribed semaglutide for weight loss, but who also qualified for having AUD. All six of the participants displayed significantly reduced symptoms of AUD—even those who had achieved minimal weight loss.

This small study is only the beginning. The authors are also running a clinical trial in Tulsa, Oklahoma, looking at semaglutide to treat AUD; a sister study is being conducted in Baltimore, Maryland. It’ll be at least a year and a half before those trials have publishable data, so this case series was done in order to set the table for the clinical trial data, say study authors Kyle Simmons, professor of pharmacology and physiology at Oklahoma State University, and Jesse Richards, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma. (Richards receives payment from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, who make GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, to speak at conferences.)

While scientists aren’t certain how these drugs work to dampen alcohol cravings, it’s suspected to work on the same pathways that produce a shrunken appetite. A thirst for booze is thought to be driven by the rewarding properties that alcohol produces, delivered by a bump of dopamine released in the brain. Over time, that dopamine flurry reinforces a want for alcohol.

GLP-1 receptors are found dotted around the body, including in the brain structures that control our reward pathways. These receptors control the release of the hormone GLP-1, which has a multitude of roles to play in the body, including how we respond to alcohol.

What drugs like semaglutide, which mimic the actions of GLP-1, seem to do is lower the amount of the substance required—like food or alcohol—to feel satiated. Richards says some patients report going to an event where they’d normally expect to drink a lot, like a sports game or a fishing trip, “and instead of drinking their normal amount, they would drink one drink, and then kind of get bored and forget about it,” he says.

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Previous ArticleBest Smartwatches Under 10000 in India (2nd December 2023)
Next Article Tablo TV tips and tricks: How to master this OTA DVR

Related Articles

News

Review: Timekettle T1 Handheld Translator

12 July 2025
News

Security News This Week: 4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

12 July 2025
News

How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear

12 July 2025
News

Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s Trifold Promise, Ikea’s Sonos Split, and Hugging Face’s New Robot

12 July 2025
News

Future-Proof Your Wi-Fi With This Prime Day Wi-Fi 7 Router Deal

12 July 2025
News

These 142 Last-Chance Prime Day Deals Are Still On–For Now

12 July 2025
Demo
Top Articles

ChatGPT o1 vs. o1-mini vs. 4o: Which should you use?

15 December 2024101 Views

Costco partners with Electric Era to bring back EV charging in the U.S.

28 October 202495 Views

Oppo Reno 14, Reno 14 Pro India Launch Timeline and Colourways Leaked

27 May 202582 Views

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

Latest News
News

Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s Trifold Promise, Ikea’s Sonos Split, and Hugging Face’s New Robot

News Room12 July 2025
News

Future-Proof Your Wi-Fi With This Prime Day Wi-Fi 7 Router Deal

News Room12 July 2025
Phones

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025: Best Deals on OnePlus Smartphones

News Room12 July 2025
Most Popular

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman

13 January 2025124 Views

ChatGPT o1 vs. o1-mini vs. 4o: Which should you use?

15 December 2024101 Views

Costco partners with Electric Era to bring back EV charging in the U.S.

28 October 202495 Views
Our Picks

Security News This Week: 4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

12 July 2025

How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear

12 July 2025

Gear News of the Week: Samsung’s Trifold Promise, Ikea’s Sonos Split, and Hugging Face’s New Robot

12 July 2025

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest tech news and updates directly to your inbox.

Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
© 2025 Best in Technology. All Rights Reserved.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.