Tag: Public health trends

In recent reports, the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky, has earned the nickname "Ozempictown, USA," due to having the highest per capita usage of Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications in the country. This unusual moniker prompts the question, "What town in Kentucky is Ozempic?"—a query that reveals a common public misconception about the popular medication.

While nearly 1 in 8 American adults reported trying a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic, according to 2024 data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the viral question, 'What city is everyone on Ozempic?' is based more on media hype than reality. A closer look at prescription data reveals a surprising contender for the highest concentration of users, far removed from the celebrity hotspots typically associated with the drug.