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Home - OMRF News - Archives for drug addiction

drug addiction

Bodywork: Can weight-loss drugs also treat alcohol and drug addiction?

October 21, 2025

Adam’s Journal GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have transformed the field of weight loss. Now I’ve started hearing and reading stories of how the drugs can also curb addiction to alcohol and drugs. Are these just anecdotes, or is there more to it? Dr. Scofield Prescribes Ozempic and its chemical cousins work by […]

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: adam cohen, addiction, addiction help, alcohol addiction, alcohol and drug addiction, dr. hal scofield, drug addiction, glp-1, glp-1 drugs, Hal Scofield, opioid addiction

OMRF scientists pinpoint brain cells linked to drug abuse relapse

April 26, 2022

Findings from OMRF could clarify a lingering mystery about chemical changes in the brain that occur during stress-induced drug abuse relapse of methamphetamine and cocaine.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: astrocytes, Beckstead, CRF1, crf2, drug addiction, Michael, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, receptors, relapse, scientist-news

OMRF scientist receives VA grant for opioid addiction research

January 6, 2022

Research will focus on the brain’s reward pathways that respond to opioids.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Beckstead, bill freeman, chronic opioid use, drug addiction, Michael, opioids, scientist-news, VA grant

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