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The shortage and high cost of popular weight loss drugs is driving some patients to use medications from compounding pharmacies, which can legally create copycat versions of the drugs to meet demand. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports on what patients need to know.

Some patients now turn to copycat versions of popular weight loss drugs

Blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have sparked conversation and changed weight loss worldwide. In an exclusive interview, NBC News’ Megan Fitzgerald sits down with Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen who helmed it all, and presses him on the high price, drug shortages, and long-term effects.

NBC News Exclusive: Ozempic and Wegovy Novo Nordisk CEO speaks out on high prices, drug shortages

Healthline

Overdoses related to compounded forms of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are on the rise, FDA warns. Here's why.

Why More People Are Overdosing on Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic and Wegovy

Everyday Health

Buying semaglutide without a prescription from sketchy online pharmacies has risks, study finds.

Buying Weight Loss Drugs Online Without a Prescription? Study Says Beware

More people are overdosing from smoked rather than injected drugs. Smoking may appear safer than injecting, but drug-death data proves that smoking causes more overdoses. Some people are dying from vaping drugs. Experts agree that crack cocaine smoking is making a comeback. Most people believe that smoking major drugs like...

Smoking Hard Drugs Is Now Killing Many Users

Sag Harbor, NY

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NewsNinja

Justin Timberlake had a pricey wristwatch, a vape pen, and over $300 in cash on him when he was arrested on DWI charges on eastern Long Island in June. Law enforcement officers discovered the singer, 43, holding a vape device, a Rolex watch, a gold band, and a wallet containing $306 in bills when he was arrested in Sag Harbor on June 18, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Justin Timberlake had a vape pen, Rolex, and $306 cash at the time of his DWI arrest: police report

The world today is more understanding – and embracing – of cannabis use than it has ever been before. Oddly enough, the green herb with its distinctive odor has quickly jumped the ranks from a controversial substance to an almost celebrated component of pop culture. However, like with...

Cannabis use directly linked to head and neck cancer

ScienceAlert


For the first time ever, more Americans are regularly using cannabis than they are drinking alcohol.
While smoking weed for a recreational high is considered by many to be a safer alternative to using tobacco or even drinking alcohol, there is a lack of evidence on the long-term health impacts of the drug. What little is known suggests it may not be as harmless as some think.



					
			

A new investigation from the American Head and Neck Society finds that excessive cannabis use disorder may increase the risk of developing any head or neck  cancer, including oral, oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal, salivary gland, and...

First Major Study Links Cannabis Use Disorder to Deadly Cancers

Picture this scene: You’re lying wide awake at 2 a.m. despite having gone to bed four hours earlier. You toss and turn. But no matter what sleep position you attempt or how many guided meditations you listen to, you just can’t catch a break. Maybe that post-dinner espresso...

Could Xanax Actually Help You Sleep?

Health Digest

Aging has many unexpected effects on our lives and routines. Interestingly, taking a medication like Tylenol when you're over 50 may have dangerous effects.

The Hidden Dangers Of Taking Tylenol If You're Over 50

Kratom, sometimes referred to as “gas station heroin,” is an herb with opioid- and stimulant-like effects. It can be fatal in very high doses but is not subject to much federal regulation. So states and cities have been banning kratom sales or enacting rules and restrictions. Nearly two...

'Gas-station heroin' targeted in crackdowns by states and cities

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a health advisory as the parvovirus B19 respiratory disease is spreading across the United States. In an August 13 press release, the CDC said it was issuing a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to “notify healthcare providers, public health authorities, and the public about current increases in human parvovirus B19 activity in the United States.”

Pic: Highly contagious disease spreading in the US, CDC warns

The number of poisonings connected to Diamond Shruumz-brand microdosing candies has reached 145 cases across 29 states. Since the illnesses first came to light in early June, 59 of those sickened have required hospitalization, and health officials have reported people having seizures, needing intubation, and being admitted to intensive care units. Two deaths are under investigation. Yet, despite tireless efforts to analyze the candies' components, the cause of the poisonings remains a mystery.

With 145 sickened, 2 dead, microdosing candy poisonings are still a mystery

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid dependence or opioid use disorder and nearly one in three shows symptoms of dependence and opioid use disorder. This review provides a more accurate -- and more concerning -- rate of opioid misuse than has previously been calculated. It was conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and appears in the scientific journal Addiction.

Prescription Painkiller Misuse in Chronic Pain Patients

Fortune

The CDC warned of increasing viral activity on the heels of “unusually high numbers of cases” in Europe earlier this year.

Parvovirus B19 is spreading across the U.S. What to know about ‘slapped cheek’ disease

A "heartbroken" Mariah Carey announced Monday that her mother Patricia had died over the weekend. In a "tragic turn of events," the singer said, her sister, Alison, died the same day. The 55-year-old star did not offer any details on the circumstances of either death. "I feel blessed that I...

'Heartbroken' Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day

Salem, OH

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Iowa State

Pleasant Hill, IA

An "aggressive" water buffalo escaped from its owner in Iowa over the weekend and was still on the loose Tuesday, with police urging residents in and around Des Moines to keep their eyes peeled and steer clear of the creature. Police in Pleasant Hill issued a statement Monday with the...

An 'aggressive' water buffalo is on the loose and prowling the streets of Iowa

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

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Inside the pharmacies creating 'copycat' versions of weight-loss drugs

NBC News' Stephanie Gosk visited an independent pharmacy in New York...

Inside the pharmacies creating 'copycat' versions of weight-loss drugs

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