Pharmacologic Relapse Prevention for Alcoholic Smokers

Summary

This study will compare the long-term use of bupropion (Wellbutrin) and placebo for reducing the rate of smoking relapse in recovering alcoholics who achieved initial abstinence from smoking with nicotine patch therapy. The study will also determine the cessation rate in the 8th week of treatment among recovering alcoholics using a nicotine patch. The patch dose is projected to serve as a 100-percent replacement.

Timeline

Start

1998-06

Primary completion

2002-04

Completion

2007-08

Publications

• Results Hurt RD, Patten CA, Offord KP, Croghan IT, Decker PA, Morris RA, Hays JT. Treating nondepressed smokers with alcohol dependence in sustained full remission: nicotine patch therapy tailored to baseline serum cotinine. J Stud Alcohol. 2005 Jul;66(4):506-16. doi: 10.15288/jsa.2005.66.506.
• Results Hays JT, Hurt RD, Decker PA, Croghan IT, Offord KP, Patten CA. A randomized, controlled trial of bupropion sustained-release for preventing tobacco relapse in recovering alcoholics. Nicotine Tob Res. 2009 Jul;11(7):859-67. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp077. Epub 2009 May 29.
• Hajizadeh A, Howes S, Theodoulou A, Klemperer E, Hartmann-Boyce J, Livingstone-Banks J, Lindson N. Antidepressants for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 24;5(5):CD000031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000031.pub6.

Drugs

Indications