The surprising new use for Ozempic

by · Australian Financial Review

David Ovalle

When Susan Akin started injecting a coveted weight-loss drug early last year, the chaos in her brain quieted. The relentless cravings subsided – only they’d never been for food.

The medication instead dulled her urges for the cocaine and alcohol that caused her to plough her car into a tree, spiral into psychosis and wind up admitted to a high-end addiction treatment centre in Florida.

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