SFGirl - I, too, am totally into researching the science of addiction. I agree, it's all just enhancing and confirming what Dr. Silkwood and Bill and Bob figured out on their own, but wow! It's astounding to see the refinements in that understanding. Maybe I'm just a geek, but there is a rapidly growing element of science that is starting to investigate and confirm the spiritual - I mean, how cool is that? So I totally dig and support your interest.
One of my program friends inscribed my Big Book with words from his really old-time sponsor "to remain teachable is to grow." Sounds like your growing, to me.