Inspiring headline doused by some cold reality…

But despite this anecdotal evidence, the only double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that investigated the effect of another GLP-1 analog in treating alcohol use disorder came to rather disappointing results. After they received a 2 mg dose of exenatide once a week for 26 weeks, patients with alcohol use disorder did not see a significant reduction in their heavy drinking days.

Source: ‘Wonder’ drug that causes massive weight loss could also suppress the desire for alcohol. Doctors are now eyeing it for treating addiction