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Can Ozempic end addiction? | Dhruv Khullar | Your Body on Tech

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The MRI That Made Addiction Personal for a Physician

Can Ozempic end addiction? | Dhruv Khullar | Your Body on T… · Jun 26, 2026 Health & Fitness

Dhruv Khullar underwent the same MRI protocol as clinical trial participants, viewing images of food and alcohol while his brain was scanned. His brain barely reacted to alcohol images. People with alcohol use disorder's brains lit up. That visceral contrast drove home something years of medical training hadn't: addiction is largely predetermined by neurobiology, not character.

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