A U.S. study involving 503,747 patients with a history of opioid disorder and 817,309 patients with a history of alcohol use disorder found that those prescribed Ozempic and related weight loss drugs had a 40% lower rate of overdose and a 50% lower rate of alcohol intoxication
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Newsweek
Ozempic: Weight loss drug may help with addiction too
These medications have been associated with a 40 percent reduction in opioid overdose and 50 percent lower rate of alcohol intoxication.
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Caffeine effectively blocked dopamine surges triggered by alcohol and could reduce alcohol’s addictive effects, finds a new study in rats, highlighting caffeine’s potential as a preventative tool in addressing alcohol addiction.
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PsyPost
Caffeine’s impact on brain’s mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway could reduce alcohol’s addictive effects
Researchers found that caffeine blocks alcohol’s ability to increase dopamine in brain reward areas, potentially reducing alcohol's rewarding effects. This suggests caffeine could play a role in preventing or treating alcohol addiction.
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Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism 🍬 and alcohol addiction 🍺, identifying a potential new therapeutic target for treating alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD).
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CU Anschutz Medical Campus
One Enzyme Could be Behind Alcohol Addiction and Liver Disease
One Enzyme Could be Behind Alcohol Addiction and Liver Disease
A psychedelic substance found naturally in some mushrooms 🍄 could help to treat people struggling with alcohol addiction 🍷 by calming activity in brain regions linked to stress 🧠.
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Drug Target Review
How a psychedelic found in mushrooms could help fight alcoholism
Explore how psilocin could help fight alcoholism by influencing brain circuits linked to stress and emotional processing.
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Science News
Study found that the weight loss drug, tirzepatide reduces alcohol consumption and prevents relapse behaviors in rodents. These results suggest that medications targeting the body’s metabolic hormones could eventually become an option for treating alcohol…
🔬 A study in eBioMedicine found tirzepatide, a medication for diabetes and obesity, significantly reduced alcohol consumption and prevented relapse behaviors in rodents.
🧠 The drug appears to work by blocking the brain's reward system, specifically reducing dopamine release in response to alcohol, suggesting a direct interaction with brain circuits.
🐁 Tirzepatide also reduced binge drinking in mice and prevented relapse-like drinking in rats, even after repeated dosing over two weeks without developing tolerance.
⚖️ Beyond behavior, the medication lowered liver weight and fat deposits, while also decreasing inflammatory proteins in the blood, potentially benefiting individuals with co-occurring liver and metabolic issues.
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🧠 The drug appears to work by blocking the brain's reward system, specifically reducing dopamine release in response to alcohol, suggesting a direct interaction with brain circuits.
🐁 Tirzepatide also reduced binge drinking in mice and prevented relapse-like drinking in rats, even after repeated dosing over two weeks without developing tolerance.
⚖️ Beyond behavior, the medication lowered liver weight and fat deposits, while also decreasing inflammatory proteins in the blood, potentially benefiting individuals with co-occurring liver and metabolic issues.
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Brain waves reveal how alcohol cues hijack decision-making in addiction
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PsyPost
Brain waves reveal how alcohol cues hijack decision-making in addiction
People with alcohol use disorder experience automatic emotional reactions to alcohol-related images that disrupt their decision-making processes. New research shows the brain attempts to offset these cognitive disruptions by increasing activity in regions…