The Next Breakthrough Addiction Treatment May Be Here
Episode 29 min 14s

The Next Breakthrough Addiction Treatment May Be Here

The diabetes drugs that transformed weight loss may be key to treating addiction, too. Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Dr. Dhruv Khullar about how GLP-1s affect the brain, its reward system, and maybe even addiction. This episode was produced by Jennifer Lai and Sofia Sanchez.  Video production by Ross Helman, Bob Nebel and Jasmine Brooks.  Medical Writer: Andrea Kane  Showrunner: Dan Bloom  Technical Director: Dan Dzula  Sr. Director of Podcasts: Zach Goldbaum  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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