In 2017, Katie Lain was blacking out several times each week from drinking alcohol. On weeknights, she would typically down at least one bottle of wine, often more, and on weekends she binged vodka.

A new pill that curbs the alcohol cravings ... 1984 and is currently available on the NHS, but it is used to treat gambling ...

While more research is needed, experts consider semaglutide a promising development in addressing alcohol addiction.

The pill was first marketed as a hangover cure in Russia in 1989 ... up oxygen and so recover from the slowing-down effect of alcohol. One pill must be taken to counteract each drink.

The long quest for powerful non-opioid drugs that treat pain without risk of addiction is nearing a milestone, in the form of a pill that could soon win approval from the Food and Drug Administration ...

In China, it has been used to treat alcoholism since 600AD ... Two hours before the first visit, we gave both sub-groups a pill – neither group knew whether they were getting the supplement ...