Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Pharmacogenetics, Emotional Reactivity and Smoking
Brief Summary: The goals of this placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial were to evaluate the differences in emotional reactivity (peak startle response to affective stimuli) during a cessation attempt among smokers treated with bupropion, varenicline, or placebo, and to determine if these differences were moderated by genotype.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age: 18-65 years old
2. Smoking: \>/= 5 cigarettes per day within the 2 months preceding the screening visit and expired CO greater than or equal to 6 ppm.
3. Able to follow verbal and written instructions in English and complete all aspects of the study
4. Have an address and home telephone number where they may be reached
5. Provide informed consent and agree to all assessments and study procedures
6. Be the only participant in their household

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Within the month immediately preceding the screening visit; use of any form of tobacco product other than cigarettes on 3 or more days within a week only if the individual refuses to refrain from non-cigarette tobacco use during the course of this study
2. Within the month immediately preceding the screening visit; use of marijuana in any form on 3 or more days within a week
3. Within the two weeks immediately preceding the screening visit, involvement on more than 3 days in any formal smoking cessation activities
4. Current visual or auditory problems that in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with the completion of study assessments
5. Treatment on a continuous basis within 2 weeks before the screening visit: any contraindicated medication for Varenicline or Bupropion.
6. Uncontrolled hypertension or other major contraindications for Bupropion or Varenicline.
7. Severe renal impairment (CR Clearance \<30 ml/min/1.73 m2).
8. Laboratory evaluations outside normal limits and of potential clinical significance in the opinion of the investigator
9. Meet current criteria for psychiatric disorders or substance abuse as assessed by the MINI for items A, B, D, I, J, K, L, M and N, including a past manic or hypomanic episode as well as a lifetime psychotic disorder.
10. Subject rated as moderate to high on suicidality as assessed by the MINI.
11. Psychiatric hospitalization within 1 year of screening date.
12. A positive urine pregnancy test during the screening period. Women who are two years post menopausal, one year post-tubal ligation, or who have had a partial or full hysterectomy will not be subject to a urine pregnancy test.
13. Pregnant, breast-feeding, or of childbearing potential who is not protected by a medically acceptable, effective method of birth control while enrolled in the study
14. Use of Varenicline or Bupropion within two weeks before the screening visit.
15. History of hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to Varenicline, tricyclic antidepressant, Bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban) or similar chemical classes or any component of these formulations.
16. Subject considered by the investigator as unsuitable candidate for receipt of an investigational drug, or unstable to be followed up throughout the entire duration of the study.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* males and females
* over age 18
* used smokeless tobacco every day for the past year (confirmed with urinary cotinine)
* residing within 100km of New Dehli for the next 4 months
* interested in quitting use of smokeless tobacco.

Exclusion Criteria:

* currently enrolled or plan to enroll in another tobacco cessation program in the next 4 months
* plan to use other smoking cessation treatments in the next 4 months
* smoke cigarettes
* have current substance abuse (e.g., opioids, cocaine, marijuana) verified by urine drug screen
* have current (last 6-months) alcohol consumption that exceeds 25 standard drinks/week (if past abuse, must be symptom free for ≥ the past 12 months)
* Current use or discontinuation within last 14 days of:

  1. smoking cessation medications (bupropion, Varenicline, NRT);
  2. antipsychotics, atypicals, mood-stabilizers, anti-depressants (tricyclics, SSRIs, MAOIs), anti-panic agents, anti-obsessive agents, anti-anxiety agents, stimulants;
  3. Anti-coagulants;
  4. Daily medication for asthma or diabetes (eligible with physician approval);
* are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or lactating
* have a history or current diagnosis of psychosis, general anxiety disorder,bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia
* have a current diagnosis of depression (if past diagnosis, must be symptom free for ≥ the past 12 months)
* have an allergy to Varenicline
* ever contemplated or attempted suicide
* have serious/unstable disease within the past 6 months (e.g., cancer \[but melanoma\], heart disease, HIV/AIDS)
* have a history of epilepsy or seizure disorder
* have a history or diagnosis within the last 6 months of abnormal rhythms and/or tachycardia (\>100 beats/minute)
* have a history or current diagnosis of COPD; cardiovascular disease (stroke, angina); heart attack in the last 6 months; and/or uncontrolled hypertension (SBP\>150 or DBP\>90)16)
* have a history of kidney or liver failure
* have any medical condition or medication that could compromise safety as determined by a study physician
* cannot provide informed consent or complete the study tasks as determined by the Principal Investigator or study physician.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects must have smoked on average of at least ten cigarettes per day during the past year
* Subjects must have no period of abstinence greater than three months in the past year

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with any history of cardiovascular disease
* Myocardial infarction
* Significant arrhythmias
* Poorly controlled hypertension
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* currently smoking - use of tobacco products during the week prior to hospital admission and having smoked at least 5 cigarettes /day during the past year
* eligibility to receive medical care in a VA hospital
* hospitalization for at least 48 hours to provide sufficient time to identify, screen, enroll and counsel participants
* willingness to participate and give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* hospitalization for acute CHD syndromes
* contraindications to the use of bupropion
* family history of seizure disorder, history of severe head trauma, predisposition to seizures
* unstable psychiatric disorder
* pregnancy, lactation
* current alcohol (defined as greater than 3 drinks/day) or drug abuse (defined as current/within last 3 months use of narcotics, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines)
* current untreated depression (BDI score \> or = 30)
* terminal illness
* inability to be contacted by phone

Answer: A