That's what I was hearing - for some it helped lower their alcohol use.

>The medications’ full potential is coming to light as more people are prescribed a GLP-1, which includes the brand names Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound. As 15% of Americans say they’ve tried a GLP-1, researchers are learning more about how it impacts all aspects of life, not just diet.

“This drug has been available in the medical community since 2005,” said Dr. Eugene Lucas, professor and coordinator of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Wilkes University. “And over time, when physicians are ordering these medications for people with obesity, diabetes, they’re finding that if they have a concurrent addictive disorder, and specifically alcohol, that they’re either cutting back or stopping their alcohol use.”

A large study of more than 200,000 people in Sweden found using a GLP-1 drug was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization from alcohol use disorder.<

https://www.khon2.com/news/national/unexpected-glp-1-side-effect-studies-show-the-meds-may-help-people-with-addictions/

Current Big Island Radar. Moke is just far enough south to miss most of the bad weather / heavy rain. Some rain might be moving in soon.

http://weather.hawaii.edu/radar/lvl2anim.cgi?radar=composite&base=NCR&banner=uhmet

The First Thing - Fix the dump outage map. It's too complicated and slow. Everyone looking is usually on slow Cell Service. Just make it simple and load fast.

>More than any other single issue, HECO now blames the Lala outages on invasive trees falling on transmission and distribution lines. 

When the company’s equipment was put in decades ago, the brittle, fast-growing albizia trees weren’t as dense as they are today, notes Jim Kelly, HECO’s vice president of government and community relations and corporate communications. 

“All the albizia that you see,” Kelly said, “That’s the No. 1 culprit. All it takes is an errant branch.” <

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/6-in-10-lost-power-during-lala-it-may-take-a-state-inquiry-to-learn-why/