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Ziyad Al-Aly

GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He didn’t set a quit date. He simply lost
Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis 04 Mar 2026

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