College Women Turn to GLP-1 Shots for Sorority Rush as 162,439 Young Adults Received Prescriptions
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 20
College Women Turn to GLP-1 Shots for Sorority Rush as 162,439 Young Adults Received Prescriptions
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 20
Summary
Three college women told The Cut they used compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide during sorority recruitment, saying pressure to look thinner could improve their rush prospects.
162,439 adults ages 18 to 25 received at least one GLP-1 prescription in 2023, a JAMA analysis found, with women making up 76.4% of those patients.
A 2025 Monitoring the Future survey showed 2% of students in grades 8, 10 and 12 used a prescription GLP-1 and another 2% used one without a prescription.
Jay Campbell said the drugs are being used as a 'cosmetic shortcut' by healthy young women, warning of muscle loss, fertility issues and unknown effects from 10 to 20 years of use started at age 20.