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Ozempic-like drugs may treat alcohol addictionwww.livescience.com/health/ozempic-like-drugs-may-treat-alcohol-addiction-study-finds
549 sats \ 19 comments \ @IamSINGLE 1 Dec science
Weight-loss drugs that work like Ozempic can help users shed pounds. Now, a new study suggests the medications could also help people with alcohol use disorder.
In the study, researchers used data from more than 227,000 people in Sweden's patient data registry, a national database of health records. The study's subjects were diagnosed with alcohol use disorder between 2006 and 2021. Among these, 4,321 people used semaglutide, the drug branded under the names Ozempic and Wegovy, and 2,509 people used liraglutide, another drug in the same class. Broadly, these drugs are called GLP-1 agonists because they mimic a hormone called GLP-1 that helps regulate appetite and hunger.
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38 sats \ 15 replies \ @JesseJames 1 Dec
I don't know, I have a different opinion about it. Alcohol is not an addition, it is a choice. After a chemical detox (if it's really needed), you are free to make your choice. It is on YOU, not on some, yet another drug to sell you and make $$$ for pharma
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20 sats \ 8 replies \ @IamSINGLE OP 1 Dec
That's different but not completely correct of an opinion. People become addict of it and it's a truth but it's also a truth that some people, who's mentally strong, don't become addict. In fact my father drinks occassionally but so less that nobody can even say that he's drunk. While I (you also) have come across people who would drink daily and excessively. What do you think about them? Aren't they addicted or sick? Do they only drink in excess because they choose to or they are mentally weak to resist it?
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @JesseJames 1 Dec
You have to go back to the core of the issue: why do they drink? One has to be honest with him/herself and answer that for starters. If it's for pleasure, take the edge off, that is totally fine, just know your limits and be responsible. That's 70-80% of the population in my fake stats (gut estimate). The rest have issues and I get that but you have look inside and find the reason why and work on that. Everyone wants to get F-up once in a while, that's OK and that's why prohibition didn't work...lol. The real reason why people drink is different for each individual. Bad boss, girlfriend, wife left, etc... fill-in the blanks. Analyze the problem and try to fix it, if you care enough about yourself and your health long term (that's another topic for another time). If one chooses to ignore the problem and only throw a quick fix at it (another drink) that is a choice and not a "disease". My opinion is, that's all in your head, what people do with that is another story. You can go to 20 rehabs (people do) but if you don't want to quit drinking, then you won't. You have the power, not the pill. That goes not only for alcohol but many aspects of life, once you understand that, it's easier to deal with the problem you facing. "First step in fixing the problem is to admit you have one" is an old saying but it holds a lot of water. YMMV of course.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 1 Dec
It makes no business sense to develop expensive drugs for to address the root cause, rather Pharma companies simply help patients to manage their symptoms.
Addressing the root cause, in this case, doing the introspective work, has to be done by the individual, and there is no drug for this. I am increasingly convinced that only a few people can do this arduous work on their own. For the others, there will always be Ozempic, thank God!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 1 Dec
That is a good observation, big pharma's job was never to heal you, only maybe promise to try to heal you and separate you from a lot of cash in the process. Great business model, if you ask me.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aardvark 1 Dec
You very obviously have no fucking clue what you're talking about. You've clearly never experienced addiction.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @JesseJames 1 Dec
Sure, if it's easier for you to blame the world of addiction and take not an ounce of responsibility for it, go ahead, have at it.... You are the victim and there is nothing you can do about it... cry me a river.
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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark 1 Dec
Who the fuck is blaming the world? Who is crying victim? Nobody.
You're talking out of your fucking ass dude. You don't understand addiction.
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @JesseJames 1 Dec
When I say You, I don't mean "You" you, I mean the one who has an issue, and you are right, I don't. It's a made-up word for pussies who can't look themselves in the mirror and stand up to reality. It is still a choice. That's just my opinion, no reason get exited or personal about it.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 1 Dec
You choose whether or not you drink. You don't choose whether or not you're an addict.
You're way off base.
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28 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aardvark 1 Dec
Bullshit. I quit smoking 11 years ago and still want to smoke all the time. If you think detoxing means the addiction is over then you've never been addicted.
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17 sats \ 3 replies \ @JesseJames 1 Dec
no, detox means, you got so far down the road you developed a chemical dependence for alcohol and without detox (or alcohol) you will die... detox only gets you live longer and be sober enough to decide....
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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark 1 Dec
That doesn't cure addiction.
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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @JesseJames 1 Dec
You are right, it doesn't. You do.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 1 Dec
You don't just cure addiction. Do you think when an alcoholic quits drinking they quit being an alcoholic? That shit lives inside of you for life. You can quit drinking, you can live healthy, but it's always there. The urge doesn't just evaporatorare because you decided that it does. You should really educate yourself on the subject before you make an even larger fool of yourself.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies 1 Dec
That's not an opinion, you just have never met an alcohol addict. They have actual cravings for alcohol. You know - like an addiction, like the actual dictionary definition of the word.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Golu 2 Dec
If drugs can treat emotions? The urge for drinking is part of our emotions.
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38 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 1 Dec
I prefer to see more people do shadow work. The work that allows us to get to the root of our addictions and change who we are. It's the hardest work and the most rewarding. There are no short cuts. Just like if someone is overweight, we have to ask the question, why do they hurt themselves with food? Band-Aids just cover up sounds, they don't heal them.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 1 Dec
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