And with addiction, more than any other disease, the number of deaths averted captures just a piece of the devastating cascade of downstream consequences that tear apart families, communities, and entire countries
A 2025 study titled Ocular Adverse Events Associated with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Real-World Study Based on the FAERS Database and Network Pharmacology found that GLP-1 medication was associated with ocular adverse events such as blurred vision, visual impairment, and diabetic retinopathy
The breakdown by weight loss achievement is striking
Participants receiving the 12mg dose lost an average of 24.2% of their body weight over 48 weeks
Skip anything that compounds gastric slowing or GI irritation: high-dose iron without a documented deficiency, large single doses of magnesium oxide, and stimulant "fat burners" stacked on a drug already suppressing appetite
Let me see if I can get one of these Ozempic [prescriptions], the Grammy winner added