How Weight-Loss Medication Is Changing Relationships with Alcohol

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As the slimming pens are changing the relationship with alcohol Peter Cade/Getty Images via BBC When Lisa Rees took her first dose of a slimming medicine in April, she hoped to lose a few pounds. What she did not expect, however, was the side effect that described as the "best benefit" of the medicine: besides eating less, she went on to drink much less alcohol. Lisa used to drink two bottles of wine in one night. But now, after taking some glas…

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GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may not only reduce appetite but also curb cravings for alcohol and other addictive substances. Scientists have pinpointed a brain region that may be responsible for this surprising effect.