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Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?

Summary by The New Yorker
GLP-1 medications for diabetes and obesity have shown promise for addictions to tobacco, alcohol, opioids, and even gambling. Dhruv Khullar writes about how these drugs affect dopamine, pleasure, and cravings in the brain’s reward pathway.

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Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?

GLP-1 medications for diabetes and obesity have shown promise for addictions to tobacco, alcohol, opioids, and even gambling. Dhruv Khullar writes about how these drugs affect dopamine, pleasure, and cravings in the brain’s reward pathway.

·New York, United States
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The New Yorker broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, February 9, 2026.
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