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It\u2019s available as an injection with doses of 0.5mg, 1 mg, or 2 mg.\u00a0 Without health insurance, one month\u2019s supply can cost approximately $900.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the drug, which mimics a hormone known to suppress hunger, has skyrocketed in popularity as a \u201cquick fix\u201d for adults who want to lose weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company that created Ozempic, conducted clinical trials on obese and overweight patients and discovered that the drug<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2022\/11\/ozempic-hollywood-diet-drug\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led to a 15 percent decrease of body fat within weeks or months<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not the first time drugs have been used for body enhancement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight loss supplements, such as magnesium, probiotics and slimming teas, which contain laxatives and diuretics, have been popular for years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The late actress Debbie Reynolds was one of many stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood (1930s through 1940s) who used amphetamines to boost energy and control weight. Back then, they were called \u201cvitamin shots.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the 1990s, people often used \u201cfen-phen,\u201d a combination of appetite suppressants, for weight loss, but in 1997, the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinicproceedings.org\/article\/S0025-6196(11)64163-3\/fulltext\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FDA released studies that showed fen-phen causes heart damage<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Consequently, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/archives\/2021\/08\/22\/once-hailed-miracle-treatment-fen-phen-became-diet-drug-debacle\/5294734001\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was banned from the market<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 90s also saw the rise of the heroine-chic era that promoted thinner body types while glamorizing heroin usage. Celebrities like Kate Moss and Jaime King notably fit this beauty ideal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, there is speculation regarding which celebrities use Ozempic. People like T.V. personality Sharon Osbourne openly admitted to using the medication to lose weight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her daughter Kelly Osbourne shared publicly why she doesn\u2019t see it as a bad thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are a million ways to lose weight, why not do it through something that isn&#8217;t as boring as working out?\u201d Kelly said in an interview with <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1395259\/kelly-osbourne-shares-why-she-supports-the-ozempic-trend\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E! News<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, some Ozempic-users are claiming that the drug has affected their health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmaceutical companies such as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are now facing lawsuits for their semaglutide medications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia\u2019s federal court is <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/ozempic-class-action-lawsuit-philadelphia-federal-court-first-hearing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">handling claims<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that drugs such as Ozempic and <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/consumer\/ozempic-wegovy-mounjaro-lawsuit-philadelphia-20240627.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Munjaro<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, another diabetic medication used for weight loss, cause long term health problems, like gastrointestinal issues and tumors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People need to be cautious about what they put into their bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demand for Ozempic will eventually die out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of rushing to buy \u201cpromising\u201d or \u201cquick-fix\u201d products from store shelves, people should strive for their goals without risking their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America is promoting weight loss at extreme costs. Since 2021, people have been using Ozempic, a Type 2 diabetes medication, to lose weight.\u00a0 The drug, first approved by the Food and Drug Administration around 2017, is composed of semaglutide, a medication that stimulates insulin production, decreases blood sugar and slows digestion. 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