SciShow: The New Addiction Treatment We Found By Mistake

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Content of the Lesson: Head to https://linode.com/scishow to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. It's no secret that substance use disorders can wreak havoc on peoples' lives, so anything that we could do to mitigate those cravings and addictions is really important. Which is why it's such good news that research into drugs like semaglutide, AKA Ozempic and Wegovy, show that this medicine can reduce cravings for all kinds of substances. And the weirdest part? We figured that out by accident. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi, Silas Emrys ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7097805/ https://www.goodrx.com/classes/glp-1-agonists/wegovy-vs-ozempic https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-treatment-chronic-weight-management-first-2014 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/well/eat/ozempic-side-effects-alcohol.html https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/met.2018.0134 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/obr.12839 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8820218/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36066977/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10097922/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(23)00207-4/fulltext https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/170671 Images. www.gettyimages.com


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