Dhruv Khullar

And I don't think it's a magic bullet.

I think it's one part of a set of comprehensive changes that people should be undertaking to improve their health.

Thanks for having me.

Initially, we were hearing story after story that people felt less of an urge to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, take opioids, even things like gambling and shopping.

And recently, there are now randomized control studies that are starting to prove this out, that maybe, in fact, these diabetes and obesity medicines are having some pretty interesting effects when it comes to addiction.

And Mary had struggled with alcohol use for decades, really.

I mean, she started drinking pretty heavily as a teenager.

She was now in middle age.

And she tried everything.

I mean, she tried Alcoholics Anonymous.

She tried rehab.

She tried a medication called Antabuse.

And nothing really worked.

And she was at a bar one day, and she was with a friend who also drank pretty heavily.

And she noticed that that friend wasn't drinking at all.

And the friend told her that she'd started Ozempic for weight loss.

And now if she had more than two beers, she'd basically have to go outside and throw up.

She used to ruminate on alcohol, when to drink, how to drink, how much to drink, how much not to drink.

And all that kind of noise went away and she was able to think about her life in a more holistic way.

Drugs only work if you're taking them.