What you need to know about the 'miracle' drug Ozempic

Published: July 5, 2023, 3 p.m.

b'Semaglutide, known by its brand name Ozempic, is used to treat diabetes but the drug has had a meteoric rise as a weight-loss cure. Now scientists are looking at yet another unexpected side-effect \\u2013 could Ozempic help in treating addictions? Science writer Donna Lu tells Gabrielle Jackson about the rapid and controversial rise of Ozempic and what we need to know about its long-term effects'