oh j, sorry re the intellectual stuff. i oversighted your reference in your first post.
gotta admit your questions are stimulating. i don't have answers to your well thought questions. matter of fact i wish i had definition too. one thing i do believe tho is it's proven that we lose brain cells. i do believe the studies that have been done. wet brain being the worst outcome. i could be wrong but i think brain cells do start their new beginning once we stop using. at least i hope so!!! we both have fought addiction by falling back to our old behaviors. (our journey has been hardfought). it was painful to do so but our obsession overrode any pain we felt. it's a viscious cycle of despair. one u pointed out.
one thing i do know is you are very intelligent so you must've had brain cells galore! i always look forward to your posts. n' thank you for this post. it's always good to hear from you again.
now did i talk in a circle?