Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

It can be challenging to love someone who has an addiction—painful to observe their loss of control and accruing harm, painful to experience the “disappearance” of the person you care about, and ...

One of the problems that appear in my addiction practice is the situation of patients with addiction who are also being given “legitimate” prescription medications such as stimulants, benzodiazepines, ...

From unexpected babies to "Ozempic teeth," the ultra-popular class of GLP-1 medications are turning out to have a few unanticipated side effects. Emerging research shows the drugs, which have proven ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - News Channel 3 continues to report in depth on the drug crisis impacting our valley. And now, a Palm Springs man has created a nonprofit app aimed at helping people ...

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 didn’t use a patch. He ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Alcoholism is a disease that claims the lives of nearly 2,000 people every year in Iowa, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. Last February, a Sioux City ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists were initially developed to treat diabetes and obesity, but research shows significant promise as a novel therapy for various addictive disorders, ...