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Black Market for GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Emerges in Kabukicho as Teens Buy Rybelsus via Chinese-Language Apps

Reports describe an unapproved weight-loss black market in Kabukicho’s Toyoko area, where teens obtain Rybelsus tablets through Chinese-language apps. Some reportedly use sex work to pay for the drugs.

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Most GLP-1 drugs aren't approved for weight loss in Japan. That hasn't stopped a black market from forming in Kabukicho's Toyoko area, where teens buy Rybelsus tablets on Chinese-language apps - and some use sex work to pay for them.
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Black Market for GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Emerges in Kabukicho as Teens Buy Rybelsus via Chinese-Language Apps

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Most GLP-1 drugs aren't approved for weight loss in Japan. That hasn't stopped a black market from forming in Kabukicho's Toyoko area, where teens buy Rybelsus tablets on Chinese-language apps - and some use sex work to pay for them.

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