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Teen Weight-Loss Drug Use Soars 50%, Experts Warn

6/13/2025

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In 2024, the use of weight-loss medications like Ozempic among U.S. teens skyrocketed by 50%. Experts are sounding the alarm, highlighting serious long-term health risks and the urgent need for further research. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other critics are particularly worried about the alarming trend of overmedicalizing youth and the perils of unregulated medication use.

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In 2024, the use of weight-loss medications like Ozempic among U.S. teens skyrocketed by 50%. Experts are sounding the alarm, highlighting serious long-term health risks and the urgent need for further research. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other critics are particularly worried about the alarming trend of overmedicalizing youth and the perils of unregulated medication use.