Preliminary evidence suggests that drugs like Ozempic, which are used for diabetes and weight loss, may also help treat substance use disorders like opioid and alcohol use. A study showed a lower rate of opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication in people with substance use disorders who were taking these drugs. Other top stories in addiction and substance use disorders in 2024 include a historic rise in cannabis and hallucinogen use, clinical pearls for treating alcohol use disorder, impaired driving in older adults after cannabis use, FDA approval of generic naloxone nasal spray, changes in substance use confidentiality regulations, evidence-based approaches to smoking cessation, and proposals to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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The emerging role of GLP-1s; historic rise in hallucinogens
