GLP-1 RAs may be effective in helping people drink less alcohol
A study led by researchers at the University of Nottingham has found that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists use (GLP-1 RAs) may...
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Semaglutide and liraglutide may reduce alcohol consumption in individuals with AUD
A joint study by the University of Eastern Finland and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found that the GLP-1 agonists semaglutide and...
GLP-1 RAs may reduce opioid overdose risk by 40%
People with opioid or alcohol use disorder (OUD, AUD) who take glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) to treat...
Sanford Health to investigate BMS and post-operative hazardous alcohol use
Sanford Health researcher, Dr Scott Engel, along with his co-Principal Investigators, Drs Kristine Steffen and Leslie Heinberg (Cleveland...
Journal watch 11/09/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Alcohol consumption should monitored post-bariatric surgery
The proportion of bariatric surgery patients with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) is concerning, given that alcohol consumption should be...
Study finds potential benefit of semaglutide in alcohol use disorders in real-world populations
Patients with obesity who received semaglutide had a 50%-56% lower risk for both the incidence and recurrence of alcohol use disorder...
Surgery does not reduce mental health issues among adolescents, increases risk of early alcohol problems
Adolescents who have had bariatric surgery do not improve their mental health despite significant and permanent weight loss, according to...
Semaglutide associated with reductions in alcohol use disorder symptoms
Semaglutide specifically reduces the symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to researchers at the University of Oklahoma...
RYGB associated with non-alcohol substance use disorder
Researchers have discovered a link between gastric bypass surgery and an increased risk of non-alcohol substance use disorder, according...
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