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I think the biggest breakthroughs are yet to come: early reports confirm it's extremely effective in treating addictions, including alcohol addiction. I believe this will be seen on par with insulin or even penicillin in couple decades from now.

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I’m on tirzepatide and it’s crazy how it can truly reform habits. I’ve been a night snacker my whole life. I don’t even think about food after dinner anymore. At a bar, I used to pound down the last quarter of a beer so I could go get another. Now I might forget to finish it and I probably won’t get another. Now I feel full while eating for the first time in my life. It’s going to be truly transformative at scale, even knowing it doesn’t work for everyone.

Can confirm, it does sometimes reduce cravings for drugs and alcohol. It's crazy, you can go 8 hrs without consuming anything.

Food is just another drug.

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