Tobacco use during cannabis cessation: Use patterns and impact on abstinence in a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network study

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 192; pp. 59 - 66
• Main Authors: McClure, Erin A., Baker, Nathaniel L., Sonne, Susan C., Ghitza, Udi E., Tomko, Rachel L., Montgomery, LaTrice, Babalonis, Shanna, Terry, Garth E., Gray, Kevin M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.11.2018; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Abstinence; Acetylcysteine; Acetylcysteine - therapeutic use; Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Cannabis; Cigarette smoking; Cigarette Smoking - epidemiology; Cigarette Smoking - psychology; Clinical research; Clinical trials; Co-use; Dependence; Drug abuse; Drug dependence; Drug therapy; Female; Help seeking behavior; Humans; Male; Marijuana; Marijuana Abuse - drug therapy; Marijuana Abuse - epidemiology; Marijuana Abuse - psychology; Medical Marijuana - therapeutic use; Medical research; Middle Aged; N-acetylcysteine; Nicotine; Pharmacotherapy; Secondary analysis; Severity; Smoking; Smoking cessation; Smoking Cessation - methods; Smoking Cessation - psychology; Substance abuse; Tobacco; Tobacco Use - epidemiology; Tobacco Use - psychology; Tobacco Use Disorder - diagnosis; Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology; Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology; Young Adult; Pharmacotherapy; Co-use; Marijuana; Cannabis; Tobacco; N-acetylcysteine

•The impact of nicotine dependence on cannabis outcomes was examined.•Tobacco co-use was lower in this sample compared to national averages.•Those with lower nicotine dependence reduced their smoking during active treatment.•Nicotine dependence severity did not affect cannabis cessation outcomes.•Ni...