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by Turing_Machine 1642 days ago
> Nicotine. Not hard at all to understand.

Also monoamine oxidase inhibitors, a class of compounds that are effective against depression, panic disorder, and social phobia.

Some think that the absence of the MAO inhibitors are why nicotine replacement therapies (gum, patches) aren't really all that great at getting people to stop smoking.