Due to a drop in nicotine, smoking cessation may attenuate reinforcement from sensory stimuli unrelated to nicotine intake. Recent rodent research suggests that bupropion may reverse this attenuation, perhaps helping explain its efficacy in aiding cessation.
Publication
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 6, p1141