Harnessing Addiction: A Neuropsychological Framework for Rechanneling Compulsive Drive Toward Positive Outcomes
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This paper explores addiction not merely as a pathology, but as a redirection of an adaptive neuropsychological system. By analyzing the dopaminergic circuits involved in motivation, learning, and reward, the study proposes a framework to rechannel compulsive behavior toward prosocial and goal-oriented outcomes. It bridges neuroscience, psychology, and ethics to suggest that understanding addiction through its underlying mechanisms offers new pathways for intervention and transformation.Keywords: Addiction, Dopamine, Neuropsychology, Motivation, Compulsion, Reward System, Behavioral Therapy
