‘IMPACT x NIGHTLINE’ TO COVER THE BLACK MARKET OF WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS, STREAMING THURSDAY, OCT. 9, ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

THURSDAY, OCT. 9
IMPACT x Nightline: “The Dark Shot: Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs” (405) – Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu
Logline: As more people take GLP-1s, the so-called “skinny shots,” a black market of fakes and counterfeits grows. Reality stars Dolores Catania and Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace speak to Juju Chang as “IMPACT x Nightline” investigates illicit weight loss drugs.

Extended Logline: As name-brand GLP-1s like Ozempic, Moujaro, Wegovy and Zepbound continue to be popular, some who can’t get prescriptions or can’t afford the costly price of the name-brand drugs are turning to unlicensed online sellers. “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang speaks with British reality TV star Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace and others about the prevalence and dangers of counterfeit GLP1s on the black market, and “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania opens up about taking genuine GLP1s and why she “wants to take them forever.”

The Inside Scoop:

• ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: The Dark Shot: Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs” begins streaming on Thursday, Oct. 9, on Disney+ and Hulu.
• Additional new interviews include the following:

• • Dr. Caroline Messer, endocrinologist and founder and director of Well by Messer
  • Eric Zizelman, port director of Cincinnati Customs and Border Protection
  • Anne Devaud, global head of product security at Novo Nordisk
  • Nicole Johnson, special agent at Homeland Security Investigations and national program manager at IPR Center
  • Katherine Eban, investigative journalist and author at Vanity Fair
  • Eric Feinberg, vice president of content moderation, Coalition for a Safer Web

• Now in its fourth season, ABC News Studios’ award-winning streaming newsmagazine “IMPACT x Nightline” investigates the topics dominating American culture, stories in the zeitgeist, and conversations around the globe. Eman Varoqua is executive producer.