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Researchers test GLP-1 medications as possible treatment for opioid addiction
The double-blind study will enroll 31 adults and track whether the diabetes and obesity drugs reduce cravings and relapse during buprenorphine treatment.
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Researchers test GLP-1 medications as possible treatment for opioid addiction
GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs have long been used to treat diabetes and, more recently, obesity. Now, researchers are studying whether the medications could also help prevent opioid addiction relapse.Researchers at Vanderbilt University are launching a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to determine whether GLP-1 medications can help treat opioid use disorder. Limited evidence has suggested the drugs may reduce opioid cravings.Res…
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