Oh, for anyone interested in the neurobiology of addiction and the brain - don't look in Jack Trimpey's work for that, or in spiritual traditions. Just google about the neuroscience of addiction (neuroepigenetics is particularly relevant) from the last ~10 years - it's complex but there is tons of great stuff also for lay audiences. I don't crave that knowledge because I have been doing that research for >10 years for living, immersed in it everyday, and while it didn't get me sober, the knowledge has been very helpful especially now that I'm serious about recovery. There is really nothing mysterious, baffling and even irrational about addiction and the difficult struggles to overcome it anymore if someone wants explanations. I think I would feel much more disturbed without that information because the first-hand experience indeed often does not seem to make sense... but in combination with the objective stuff it does (and I find it comforting) when you know how it works.