Originally Posted by
Zencat 
...That's why people that participate in recovery stand a better chance...
...Helping to compensate a brain that may be damaged from addiction.
I agree. Those who merely abstain, even for long periods of time, never find new pathways in their brains to make up for the one's that they lost.
Call it Spiritual Awakening, enlightenment, new insight or satori. Recovery means refurbishing the brain. Not just putting lipstick on a pig.