Thirst-zepatide?

A cheap, already available pill is being billed as the “Ozempic of alcohol” for its ability to reduce appetites for booze, the way GLP-1 drugs curb food cravings.

Naltrexone — which costs about $1.60 a pill when purchased in bulk — decreases the urge for alcohol by blocking opioid receptors in the brain, reducing the dopamine-reward effect that people get from drinking.

Essentially, alcohol no longer has the same satisfying feeling, which helps diminish the desire for it.

Naltrexone has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat alcohol use disorder since 1994 and opiate dependence since 1984.

Nearly 28 million Americans struggle with alcohol use disorder.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 17% of American adults bing

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