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They no longer crave alcohol or drugs (there are even preliminary studies suggesting that GLP-1s might eventually be useful in treating substance use disorders)
"Finding new and better treatments is critically important to help people live healthier lives." References Nirupam M Srinivasan, Mehdi Farokhnia, Lisa A Farinelli, Anna Ferrulli, Lorenzo Leggio, GLP-1 Therapeutics and Their Emerging Role in Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: An Endocrinology Primer, Journal of the Endocrine Society , Volume 9, Issue 11, November 2025, bvaf141,
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Whilst there is a range of possibilities that would require large-scale investigation, the authors also hypothesize that these discrepancies arise as women are less likely to have insulin abnormalities and are less susceptible to its detrimental effects