Alëna A. Balasanova, M.D.

Alëna A. Balasanova, M.D., is the director of Addiction Psychiatry Education and associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine and associate clinical professor at Creighton University School of Medicine.

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How to Quit Drinking

Alëna A. Balasanova, M.D. | February 13, 2025

Maybe you’ve never turned teetotaler during “Dry January”…maybe you’ve always turned a cold shoulder to “Sober October.” But if you’re among the tens of millions...

Weight Loss Drugs and Alcohol

Alëna A. Balasanova, M.D. | August 28, 2024

Drugs like Mounjaro (tirzepatide), Wegovy (semaglutide), Ozempic (semaglutide), and Trulicity (dulaglutide) belong to a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists. They started off as...