Targeting Tobacco Cessation During Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorders

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Conditions studied: Cannabis Dependence

In brief

This project aims to develop and test an intervention for the simultaneous treatment of cannabis use disorders and tobacco smoking. This is important because over 50% of adults seeking treatment to help stop cannabis use also smoke tobacco regularly, which decreases their chance for a successful treatment outcome and increases adverse acute and long-term psychosocial and health consequences. The proposed treatment will integrate existing computer-based behavioral interventions for cannabis and tobacco and use nicotine replacement medications to improve outcomes in this difficult to treat clinical population.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01834794
Run by: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
People needed: 33
Starts: 2013-03-01
Expected to finish: 2015-01-01
Last updated by the study team: 2019-01-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

18-65 years old
current DSM-IV diagnosis of cannabis abuse or dependence
report use of cannabis on at least 45 of previous 90 days
report regular use of tobacco cigarettes or report that their primary administration of cannabis is via blunts or spliffs
some indication of interest in quitting tobacco in the next 6 months (rating of 2 or more on a 5-point interest scale

You may not qualify if…

current dependence on alcohol or any drug other than tobacco and cannabis
active or recent suicidal ideation
use of non-tobacco nicotine
current participation in treatment for substance abuse
severe psychological distress (e.g., active suicidal plans, psychosis, debilitating panic disorder).
a condition that requires seeing a physician before using NRT (e.g., pregnancy or recent heart attack
legal status that would interfere with participation
living with someone enrolled in the project
not living within 30 miles of the research site (unless an exception is authorized by the PI)
not being fluent in english

Where it is running

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; State Building Site — Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; Rivermill Complex Site — Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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