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    I studied neuroscience to understand my addictions. Now I know it’s not the cure | Judith Grisel

    Substance misuse is not a simple problem of brain chemistry. The most powerful influences lie outside our heads
    by Judith Grisel Dec 30, 2019 3 minutes
    ‘Final exams, “last chances” at work, or loved ones’ funerals didn’t stand a chance compared to hitching myself to whatever intoxicating ride I could catch.’ Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

    I used to think addiction was caused by screwy molecules in the brain, and would be cured by neuroscience. I began learning about how the brain works after I ended up in treatment for drug addiction in the mid-1980s, when hopes for neuroscientific cures were as overblown as the hairstyles.

    Like many at the time, I envisioned the brain as executive director of an epic drama – solely responsible for the total picture of what I did, felt and thought. My specific purpose in getting a doctorate

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