Help cutting back on smoking for veterans not ready to quit
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests a medicine called varenicline (also known as Chantix) to help veterans who aren't ready to quit smoking yet but want to cut down. The goal is to see if it helps reduce how much they smoke.
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Who can take part
- Be a veteran
- Smoke at least 5 cigarettes a day for the past 6 months
- Not planning to quit in the next 30 days but willing to cut down
- Be able to read, write, and speak English
- Be medically able to use the study medicines (nicotine patch or varenicline)
- For women, use an approved birth control while on the medicine
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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