Subject of Research : Animals Article Title : Semaglutide suppresses cocaine taking, seeking, and cocaine-evoked dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens News Publication Date : 10-Jul-2025 Web References : 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2025.07.001 Image Credits : Photo: Johan Wingborg, Elin Lindstrm Keywords : semaglutide, cocaine addiction, GLP-1 receptor agonists, dopamine, nucleus accumbens, relapse, pharmacotherapy, substance use disorder, drug repurposing, experimental study Tags: addiction medicine breakthroughsanimal models of addiction behaviorcocaine consumption reduction in ratsdopamine signaling and addictionglucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsimplications for treating substance use disordersmetabolic effects of semaglutide in addictionneuropharmacology of semaglutidepreclinical studies on drug addictionsemaglutide and cocaine addictiontherapeutic agents for cocaine dependencyUniversity of Gothenburg research findings
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Semaglutide GLP-1 is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that mimics the natural hormone GLP-1, which is crucial for regulating blood sugar and appetite
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