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Keep this study
Lead
The Scripps Research Institute
With
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Eligible individuals will be randomly assigned to a 12-week trial of a fixed daily dose of either naltrexone (Revia) and nicotine replacement patch or placebos. All individuals will receive weekly coping skills and smoking-cessation behavioral therapy. Followup interviews will be conducted 3 and 6 months after treatment to determine smoking and drinking status and persistence of any dependence symptoms.
Age
18–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Meets criteria for alcohol dependence and nicotine dependence.
Expresses a desire to cut down or stop drinking and smoking.
You may not be if
Currently meets criteria for dependence on substances other than alcohol and nicotine.
Any history of opiate dependence or evidence of current opiate use.
Significant medical disorders that will increase potential risk or interfere with study participation.
Liver function tests more than 3 times normal or elevated bilirubin.
Females who are pregnant, nursing, or not using a reliable method of birth control.
Meets criteria for a major psychiatric disorder and is in need of or currently undergoing drug therapy.
Inability to understand and/or comply with the provisions of the protocol and consent form.
Treatment with an investigational drug during the previous month.
Chronic treatment with any narcotic-containing medications during the previous month.
Sensitivity to drug as evidenced by adverse drug experiences especially with narcotic- containing analgesics or opioid antagonists.
Current treatment with disulfiram (Antabuse) or nicotine replacement therapy.
