u/Bash1991

Study: GLP‑1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance

A recent study of over 600,000 people found that GLP-1 drugs may significantly help fight addiction across every major substance category, including alcohol, nicotine, and opioids.

I thought this was fascinating – anyone here have first hand experience?

Important to note: GLP-1 medications aren’t approved for addiction today, but (as Dr. Al-Aly writes) “if additional trials confirm that they effectively curb cravings across addictive substances, these drugs could begin to close one of the most consequential treatment gaps in medicine.”

Full article, no paywall ofc.

u/Bash1991 — 19 hours ago

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Better grid utilization could save customers $170,000,000,000 over a decade

"A 10% boost to annual system utilization translates to an average 3.4% decline in customer rates in 2030, assuming an increase in electricity sales between 20% and 30% over the same period, the report said. In a “status quo” scenario with the same load growth and no utilization increase, customer rates rise 1.4% by 2030, Brattle said."

utilitydive.com

u/Bash1991 — 4 days ago