Consequently, ROS damage the different parts of cells, including lipids, proteins and nucleic acid that leads to several chronic and degenerative conditions like aging, dementia, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, neurodegeneration, cancer, respiratory disorder, rheumatoid arthritis as well as several other metabolic ailments [2]
If these medications can reduce substance use in people with severe substance use disorder, in theory they could have greater effect on people with mild or moderate substance use disorder, for whom substance use may be more malleable, but future studies will need to test this
This helps prescribers optimize dosing for each individual
We live in a culture that values weight loss, so psychologically, youre motivated to keep the weight off