Media coverage was blamed for worsening drug shortages, with youth noting how viral trends take medication away from people with diabetes who actually need it. Regarding whether youth should use these medications, more than half of the responders (57.5%) expressed negative opinions or hesitation about weight loss medication use amongst youth
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Not only does it lower blood sugar, he added, but in many cases, it gets people off insulin and the medicine has been tested to protect against future heart disease or stroke in people at risk, something he called a "win, win, win." "Of course it's being used beyond that." Health Canada says on its website there are reports in the news and social media that Ozempic is being used as well for weight loss, adding that's "not an approved indication." The government also notes the decision to prescribe a drug for off-label use is part medical practice, which in Canada is regulated by provincial and territorial governments
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The distribution of individual scores illustrates a consistent downward shift across participants, reflecting improvements across multiple behavioural domains captured by the CARS assessment