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Health Beat: Study reveals eating disorder patients misuse weight-loss injections at alarming rate - WFMZ.com
Eating Disorders (Google News) · June 25, 2026
In plain language
A new study in JAMA Psychiatry reports that many people with eating disorders are using popular weight-loss injections. Research shows that 32% of patients with these conditions have used the medication, which is twice the rate of the general public. Experts are concerned because more than 10% of these patients reported misusing the drugs by sharing doses or taking amounts different from what was prescribed. These findings highlight the need for doctors to be more careful when prescribing these medicines as they become easier to get.
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Key takeaways
- About 32 percent of patients with eating disorders have used a weight-loss injection at least once.
- People with eating disorders use these medications at more than double the rate of the general population.
- Over 10 percent of eating disorder patients reported misusing these weight-loss drugs.
- Misuse includes sharing prescriptions with others or changing the dosage without medical advice.
- Researchers are calling for more oversight on how doctors prescribe these injections as they become more common.
Health Beat: Study reveals eating disorder patients misuse weight-loss injections at alarming rate WFMZ.com
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