College is often referred to as the “best four years of your life.” The college experience includes going to class and making the grade, as well as going out and meeting new people. Alcohol may at ...

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are transforming the health of millions of people—and a new study hints that even more could benefit from the drugs’ other effects on the body. A study ...

New research reveals that popular GLP-1 medications like Ozempic could change how quickly alcohol affects the body, offering early clues into their surprising impact on craving, intoxication, and ...

The short answer is yes. It’s typically OK to drink an alcoholic beverage when you’re taking GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide (Ozempic). There’s no evidence GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and alcohol interact ...

Popular weight loss drugs, like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and liraglutide (Victoza), have transformed the way doctors treat diabetes and obesity. Now research suggests these meds — part of a class ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in the brain. Early trials show reductions in alcohol intake, opioid seeking, ...

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of ...

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Dextromethorphan (Delsym, Robitussin) can interact with alcohol, other medications, and some supplements. For example, dextromethorphan can interact with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...

How long it takes alcohol to clear your system, as well as how it can affect you physically, varies from person to person. Generally, it takes about five half-lives to process and eliminate alcohol ...