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They were commercial flops. But can weight loss drugs be used to treat addiction?

  • Meghana Keshavan

By Meghana Keshavan April 24, 2018

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If dependence on cocaine or cigarettes is the result of addiction, is obesity in essence an addiction to food?

Some scientists certainly think so, which is why several weight loss drugs are being studied as potential addiction therapies.

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Meghana Keshavan

Meghana Keshavan

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Meghana Keshavan covers biotech and contributes to The Readout newsletter.

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