Student, 19, Dies After Taking Drug Used by Millions of Americans

Amrita Nigam/Instagram A 19-year-old college student died after taking a popular GLP-1 weight loss drug. Josephine Nasr, a law student from Corona, California, died in her London dorm room after taking tirzepatide on Sept. 23, 2025. The popular appetite-suppressing medication, which belongs to the GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist drug class, is sold under brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound. Read more at The Daily Beast.