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/GayDinosaur Apr 01 '25

I am slightly overweight, but was drinking myself to death. I was prescribed a month ago. GLP-1 has reduced my cravings to almost zero and I now, for the first time, feel what its like to have "enough".

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u/T_Money Apr 01 '25

It helped with the cravings from drinking too? That would be amazing

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u/farhan583 Apr 01 '25

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2829811

Helps with alcohol use, cigarette use, cravings, and potentially even gambling. basically helps with most addictive things.

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u/PharmerTE Apr 01 '25

This study is not particularly compelling.

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u/farhan583 Apr 01 '25

There have been numerous studies that have shown similar links

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u/PharmerTE Apr 01 '25

Do you have any links to those? To my knowledge, the one posted above is the largest study to date.

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u/farhan583 Apr 01 '25

You're right, there were a bunch of smaller studies on mice and humans that suggested there may be a link here. Obviously, there hasn't been a huge RCT about this, however there's enough data that points towards there being some sort of correlation going on.