Open AccessCannabis and Alcohol Co-Use in a Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Trial for Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Author(s) -
Erin A. McClure,
Nathaniel L. Baker,
Caitlyn O. Hood,
Rachel L. Tomko,
Lindsay M. Squeglia,
Julianne C. Flanagan,
Matthew J. Carpenter,
Kevin M. Gray
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntz170
Subject(s) - cannabis , varenicline , smoking cessation , medicine , randomized controlled trial , psychiatry , nicotine , pathology
The co-use of cannabis and alcohol among tobacco-using youth is common. Alcohol co-use is associated with worse tobacco cessation outcomes, but results are mixed regarding the impact of cannabis on tobacco outcomes and if co-use leads to increased use of non-treated substances. This secondary analysis from a youth smoking cessation trial aimed to (1) evaluate the impact of cannabis or alcohol co-use on smoking cessation, (2) examine changes in co-use during the trial, and (3) explore secondary effects of varenicline on co-use.