Varenicline or Nicotine Patch and Nicotine Gum in Helping Smokers in a Methadone Treatment Program Stop Smoking
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Varenicline, the nicotine patch, and nicotine gum help people stop smoking. It is
not yet known whether varenicline is more effective than the nicotine patch given together
with nicotine gum in helping smokers quit smoking.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying varenicline to see how well it works
compared with the nicotine patch given together with nicotine gum in helping smokers in a
methadone treatment program stop smoking.