The Ozempic Underground: America's Secret Experiment With Desire, Contentment, and the End of Appetite (opens in new tab)

Something strange is happening in America. Not strange by internet standards. The internet stopped being surprised years ago. Not strange by pharmaceutical standards. Pharmaceutical companies routinely create drugs that alter human behavior. Strange by civilizational standards. Millions of Americans are quietly renegotiating their relationship with desire itself. The official story is familiar. A new class of medications helps regulate blood sugar, reduce appetite, and produce unprecedented w...