Obesity drugs could help fight opioid addiction, Penn State researchers say

With the rise of obesity drugs a pair of Penn State researchers set out to answer a question: could drugs aimed at weight loss help battle opioid addiction? Researchers Dr. Patricia Grigson and Dr. Scott Bunce were intrigued by the potent effect so-called obesity drugs – the GLP-1s prescribed for diabetes – have on the human satiety signal, that is, the state of feeling full. Bunce and ...