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The Thriving Black Market for a Powerful Weight Loss Drug

New York Times Thursday 18 June 2026, 09:00 UTC By Dani Blum 1 min read
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People are buying what they believe to be retatrutide from WhatsApp groups, Chinese labs and websites selling it “for research purposes.”

People are buying what they believe to be retatrutide from WhatsApp groups, Chinese labs and websites selling it “for research purposes.”
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