Develop a drug that would help someone quit smoking

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Certain brain neurons have nicotine receptors that, when bonded to a nicotine molecule, enhance/increase the release of dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that, among other effects, sets off the "pleasure response" in the brain. As a person continues to smoke, that excess of dopamine creates a type of euphoria in the brain. Also, as one continues to smoke, more nicotine receptors appear on the neurons Smokers have billions more nicotine receptors than non-smokers. When someone tries to quit smoking, that leaves the receptors open and drops the dopamine levels in the brain, which is why they experience such strong feelings of withdrawal

In this scenario, which part does nicotine play in the pathway signal, receptor, transducer, or response?

If drug manufacturers wanted to develop a drug that would help someone quit smoking, propose a mechanism that would affect this pathway.

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