I hope that these drugs pull people back from nasty habits such that they eventually build the strength to do without them. As of yet, I do not see why it has to be a win-lose situation one way or the other. Crutches aren't evil - they are expedient while they are expedient.

Sometimes when you have a really strong habit, it becomes really hard to imagine yourself being otherwise. I welcome anything that helps people see beyond a prison they've put themselves in, as long as it doesn't put them in a worse prison.

Does Ozempic or whatever put one in a worse prison? This seems personal, and not a categorical matter.

Those who take it have a choice of how to develop their sense of identity in relationship to their treatment. It is here where the rubber hits the road - these abstract extremes of "you're suppressing your ability to grow" and "you're hopeless without it" are short-sighted and serve no good purpose.