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IndicationsSubstance use › semaglutide

semaglutide in substance use

semaglutide is not approved in the US for substance use, and has 11 trials on file here in this condition. 1 of them is phase 3 or later. The next scheduled result is 2027-01. Being studied in a condition is not the same as being approved for it; most such programmes end without an approval.

11 registered trials study semaglutide (Rybelsus, Wegovy, Ozempic) in substance use, 9 of them still active and 1 in phase 3. The next is due to report 2027-04-30.

Trials on file
11
Active
9
Active phase 3
1
Participants in active trials
826
Sponsors
11
Scheduled readouts
2

Scheduled to report

Dates are filed by the sponsor and move often. Each links to its own record and change history.

Est. completionTrialPhaseParticipants
2027-04-30GLP-1R Agonist Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
NCT06548490 · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
P2200
2028-04-30Effect of Semaglutide on Cannabis Use in Adults With Cannabis Use Disorder
NCT07523633 · Anders Fink-Jensen, MD, DMSci
P2100

All trials on file

Every registered trial of semaglutide grouped under substance use, largest first. Grouping follows the registry’s own condition wording.

TrialStatusPhaseSponsor
GLP-1R Agonist Treatment for Opioid Use DisorderRecruitingP2Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Glutide for Ending Methamphetamine
NCT07204249
RecruitingP2San Francisco Department of Public Health
Does Semaglutide Reduce Alcohol Intake in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder and Comorbid Obesity?
NCT05895643
CompletedP2Psychiatric Centre Rigshospitalet
Semaglutide for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Diabetes
NCT07059377
RecruitingP3Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Effect of Semaglutide on Cannabis Use in Adults With Cannabis Use DisorderRecruitingP2Anders Fink-Jensen, MD, DMSci
Repurposing Semaglutide for the Treatment of Cocaine Use Disorder
NCT07227948
RecruitingP2The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Semaglutide Therapy for Alcohol Reduction (STAR)
NCT06015893
Active, not recruitingP2National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Semaglutide for Helping Opioid Recovery
NCT06639464
RecruitingP2Brigham and Women's Hospital
Evaluation Of Semaglutide in Adults With Cocaine Use Disorder With and Without HIV
NCT06691243
RecruitingP2University of Maryland, Baltimore
Semaglutide for Treatment of People With Methamphetamine Use Disorder: the SHIFT Study
NCT07509112
Not yet recruitingP2Kirby Institute
Effects of Semaglutide on Nicotine Intake
NCT05530577
CompletedP2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

See the full record for semaglutide, or every molecule being studied in substance use. These are registered trials, nothing more. Most drugs tested in a new condition never get approved for it, and plenty of these will report nothing useful.