{"id":2002,"date":"2026-07-29T18:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:10:08","slug":"the-drug-behind-ozempic-and-wegovy-pills-may-also-treat-alcohol-use-disorder-new-trial-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=2002","title":{"rendered":"The Drug Behind Ozempic And Wegovy Pills May Also Treat Alcohol Use Disorder, New Trial Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>What To Watch For<\/h2>\n<p>CU Anschutz and researchers at other institutions are planning larger, longer-term trials to confirm the findings and establish optimal dosing of semaglutide for alcohol use disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=2000\">Trump Says U.S. Will Hit Iran \u2018Hard\u2019 After Attack On Troops In Jordan<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Big Number<\/h2>\n<p>3. That is the number of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of alcohol use disorder, according to the <u>University of Colorado<\/u>. <\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Alcohol use disorder impacts tens of millions of people, with 27.9 million people ages 12 and older experiencing the condition in the past year, according to <u>data<\/u> from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The condition is characterized by struggling to control drinking despite serious personal consequences. The CU Anschutz team chose the oral formulation of semaglutide deliberately, as injectable versions of the drug were previously tested for alcohol use disorder and had shown similar effects, but researchers believed a pill would be more acceptable to the patient population.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1998\">Trump Approval Rating Falls Even More: Reaches 34% In Latest CNN Poll<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><u>Alcohol Use Disorder Can Be Treated With an Array of Medications \u2013 But Few People Have Heard of Them<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1997\">Michigan Passes 10,000 Cyclosporiasis Cases\u2014And Experts Still Don\u2019t Have A Definitive Cause<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No new medication has been approved for alcohol use disorder since 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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