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The main harmful chemical in tobacco is nicotine. It's produced by the plant to protect itself from predation, as it messes with brain chemistry in animals and in high doses can cause death due to respiratory paralysis.

Other chemicals found in tobacco are monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which mess with brain chemistry in a different way.

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