Young people’s use of diabetes and weight loss drugs is up 600 percent 

GLP-1 drug dispensing has rapidly increased since 2020 

A stock image of a white box containing three blue injector pens. The box is labeled with the words weight loss and semaglutide.

Use of Ozempic and related drugs that mimic the hormone GLP-1 has been on the rise in recent years, especially in young women.

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Researchers have clocked a rapid surge of young people receiving popular diabetes and weight loss drugs.