I think your concerns are appropriate, but if there are people for whom drug-free practices are too difficult and not working, it might be a good alternative. I

I think your concerns are appropriate, but if there are people for whom drug-free practices are too difficult and not working, it might be a good alternative. It's probably better than bariatric surgery. It's also not necessarily either-or: maybe lower doses might be enough to get someone over a hump or something with exercise and other lifestyle changes. Or some dosing protocol in tandem with other things might allow people to go off the drug eventually. Or maybe not. But it's early and who knows what research will show. Having another option that actually works and isn't harmful is better than not having that option.