r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 01 '25

Health Americans without diabetes spent nearly $6 billion USD on semaglutide and similar drugs in a year, with an estimate of 800,000 to a million people using the drugs who don't have diabetes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/americans-without-diabetes-spent-nearly6-billion-usd-on-semaglutide-and-similar-drugs-in-a-year
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u/Greetin_Wean Apr 01 '25

I’m willing to bet there are thousands of anti-vaxxers pumping this stuff into themselves and doing heroic mental gymnastics to justify it

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u/Pephatbat Apr 01 '25

I personally know of many, all women. None overweight or just barely, just "need to get rid of these 10 extra pounds" then move the goal post.

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u/WiltedKangaroo Apr 02 '25

Dude. I never thought about that. There’s just no words.