While an interesting read for sure, I'm not sure why people are surprised by this? Given the context, the boys are already at an elevated risk for panicking, seems like a cut and dry solution that worked as intended?

I don't view drugs as "scary" or "bad". They're tools, if used correctly they can effectively do what you need them to. There's risks with these tools of course, and those need to be considered, but in the end they're just tools. (Not talking about miss-using drugs, only talking about approved usage by professionals)