They are a 2nd-best alternative to just doing the work to change your behavior.
If you are overweight, eat less/eat better and exercise.
If you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, quit.
Those are the ideals. If you can do those things it's better than depending on chemicals that for-profit pharmaceutical companies would love to see you buying for the rest of your life.
But if you can't do those things, it's probably better than continuing the status quo. Better to pay Reckitt Benckiser than support some criminal fentanyl dealers. I feel that many people have never really tried, or tried but did not appreciate that it would be really hard, and gave up.
If you are overweight, eat less/eat better and exercise.
If you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, quit.
Those are the ideals. If you can do those things it's better than depending on chemicals that for-profit pharmaceutical companies would love to see you buying for the rest of your life.
But if you can't do those things, it's probably better than continuing the status quo. Better to pay Reckitt Benckiser than support some criminal fentanyl dealers. I feel that many people have never really tried, or tried but did not appreciate that it would be really hard, and gave up.