Incentive Programs for Female Substance Abusers Who Smoke - 3
Tobacco Use DisorderThe purpose of this study is to examine the effects of incentive programs for the treatment of nicotine dependence in women who have problems with substance dependence.
Behavioral Smoking Cessation Treatment - 1
Tobacco Use DisorderOur primary goal is to examine the effectiveness of a multi-factor maintenance treatment strategy in promoting longer-term smoking abstinence. We will also conduct secondary analyses of mediators and moderators of treatment response.
Tobacco Cessation in Postmenopausal Women (Part I) - 1
Tobacco Use DisorderThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of ERT on appetitive behavior and withdrawal in short-term smoking cessation compared to smoking ad lib in postmenopausal female smokers.
Role of Metabolites in Nicotine Dependence (1) - 1
Tobacco Use DisorderThe purpose of this study is to determine the effects of cotinine with or without a transdermal nicotine replacement on tobacco withdrawal symptoms.
Role of Metabolites in Nicotine Dependence (2) - 5
Tobacco Use DisorderThe purpose of this study is to determine the effects of varying doses of cotinine on cigarette self-administration.
Role of Metabolites in Nicotine Dependence (3) - 6
Tobacco Use DisorderThe purpose of this study is to determine the effects of various doses of ondansetron transdermal nicotine replacement on tobacco withdrawal symptoms.
Effects of Labetalol on Nicotine Administration in Humans - 14
Tobacco Use DisorderThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of labetalol in response to intravenous nicotine
Combining Varenicline and Naltrexone for Smoking Cessation
Nicotine DependenceAlcohol Use DisorderThis study is a double-blind, randomized clinical trial using a two group medication design consisting of the combination of VAR (1 mg twice daily) + NTX (50 mg once daily) and VAR (1 mg twice daily) + PLA (matched to NTX), for smoking cessation in a sample of heavy drinking daily smokers who want to quit smoking and reduce drinking.
Text Message Support to Prevent Smoking Relapse
Tobacco Use DisorderThe purpose of this research is to test a text message intervention for people who are beginning an attempt to quit smoking. The intervention seeks to teach people to think about their cravings to smoke in more helpful ways. The investigators expect that participants receiving the text message craving program will be less likely to begin smoking again compared to participants in a control condition.
Trial on the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Smokers
Nicotine DependenceThe Mindfulness Training for Smokers study follows a randomized controlled design with 240 total participants. Both the study group and the control group will be enrolled in the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line and will receive four weeks of nicotine patches. The control group will receive the Quit Line intervention alone where as the study group will receive the Quit Line intervention plus the Mindfulness for Smokers Intervention. The Mindfulness for Smokers Intervention provides four weeks of instruction in mindfulness meditation followed by four weeks of participation in a weekly meditation group. The principal hypothesis for the study is that Mindfulness for Smokers plus the Quit Line will lead to significantly higher rates of smoking cessation at 6 months than the Quit Line alone.