Smoking Cessation in Alcoholism Treatment

Launched by YALE UNIVERSITY · Nov 2, 1999

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Meets criteria for alcohol dependence within the past three months, and criteria for nicotine dependence.
• • Smoking at least 10 or more cigarettes per day for the past year.
• • Seeking treatment for both alcohol and nicotine dependence.
• • Minimum 1 week of alcohol abstinence and substance abuse day treatment attendance.
• • Willing to provide names of two individuals who can help locate the subject at follow-up.
• • Willing to provide name of one individual who can provide collateral information about alcohol and tobacco use.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Other substance use disorder meeting criteria for dependence.
• • Acute medical or psychiatric disorder requiring inpatient treatment.
• • Taking medications known to influence alcohol urges (naltrexone, disulfiram).
• • Medical problems that would contraindicate nicotine patch use.
• • Allergy or hypersensitivity to nicotine or to adhesives used in transdermal delivery systems.
• • Use of other nicotine products such as cigars, pipes, or smokeless tobacco.
• • Severe generalized skin disorder.
• • Myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to study entry.
• • Unstable angina.
• • Pregnant or lactating females, or females who are not practicing a medically accepted form of contraception.
• • Impaired vision or hearing which would interfere with using a hand-held computer.
• • Reading ability below fifth grade level.
• • Lack of reliable transportation to the treatment site, or living more than 1 hour from treatment site.
• • Homeless or unstable residence.
• • Plan for future admission to residential treatment.