GLP-1s Are a Weight Loss Miracle. Could They Also Curb the Opioid Crisis?

GLP-1s Are a Weight Loss Miracle. Could They Also Curb the Opioid Crisis?

For Sydney S., there is no way to describe rock bottom. She was her addition and her addiction was her. Even from a young age, she says her memories contained one throughline: “Always wanting more.”  Before 2024, Sydney, now 27, responded to every minor upset, irritant, or disappointment with drug use. (She requested her full last name not be shared to protect her privacy.) What started as a marijuana dependency at 12 moved to alcohol use at 1…