D-cycloserine (DCS) Pretreatment + CBT + Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation (DCS) (DCS)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Nicotine Dependence focused on measuring Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cessation, D-cycloserine Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1) Age range 18-65 years; 2) DSM-IV diagnosis of nicotine dependence, based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) (First et al. 1996); 3) express a desire to quit cigarette smoking within the next 30 days; 4) smokes greater than or equal to 10 cigarettes per day and less than or equal to 20 cigarettes per day; 5) an expired carbon monoxide (CO) determination greater than or equal to 10 ppm over ambient values; 6) for women of childbearing age, a negative pregnancy test at screening with agreement to use adequate contraception to prevent pregnancy and multiple subsequent pregnancy tests; 7) consent for us to communicate with their prescribing clinician; 8) furnish the names of 2 locators, who would assist study staff in locating them during the study period; 9) live close enough to McLean Hospital to attend study visits; 10) plan to remain in the Boston area for the next 4 months; and 11) are willing and able to sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1) Current diagnosis of other drug or alcohol dependence (other than nicotine); 2) significant cardiac disease; 3) current serious psychiatric illness or history of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar type I disorder (taking psychiatric medications, aside from wellbutrin, is not an exclusionary criterion); 4) have a current medical condition (including significant laboratory abnormalities, such as liver function tests >5 times the upper limit of normal range) that could prevent regular study attendance; 5) have mental retardation or organic mental disorder; 6) exhibit acutely dangerous or suicidal behavior; 7) are pregnant, nursing, or, if a woman of childbearing potential, not using a form of birth control judged by the Principal Investigator to be effective; 8) current NRT or other smoking cessation treatment;9) current CBT for smoking cessation; 10) current smokeless tobacco use; 11) inability to read or write in English;12) has epilepsy.