Study suggests Ozempic could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction By Talker News Oct 9, 2025 Oct 9, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save David Trinks By Stephen BeechWeight loss drugs such as Ozempic could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction, suggests new research. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 A:==D \ FDF2==J AC6D4C:365 7@C 5:236E6D @C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^_e^`h^@36D6\A6@A=6\D66\D6=7\6DE66>\D@2C\27E6C\H6:89E\=@DD\DFC86CJ\DEF5J^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm@36D:EJk^2m \ 92G6 D9@H? QAC@>:D6Q :? EC62E:?8 2=4@9@=:D> 2?5 ?2C4@E:4 5:D@C56CD[ D2J p>6C:42? 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