r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 12 '25

Neuroscience The first clinical trial of its kind has found that semaglutide, distributed under the brand name Wegovy, cut the amount of alcohol people drank by about 40% and dramatically reduced people’s desire to drink

https://today.usc.edu/popular-weight-loss-diabetes-drug-shows-promise-in-reducing-cravings-for-alcohol/
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u/Withermaster4 Feb 13 '25

Does there?

What's the trade off of vaccines?

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u/IceMaverick13 Feb 13 '25

The trade off of vaccines is that society collectively gets frequent reminders that anti-vaxxers exist.

Sometimes the tradeoff is more metaphorical than physiological.