miércoles, 25 de abril de 2018

Weight loss drugs were commercial flops. Can they be used for addiction?

Weight loss drugs were commercial flops. Can they be used for addiction?

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They were commercial flops. But can weight loss drugs be used to treat addiction?





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If dependence on cocaine or cigarettes is the result of addiction, is obesity in essence an addiction to food?
Some scientists certainly think so, which is why several weight loss drugs are being studied as potential addiction therapies.

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