Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Varenicline for Long-term Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Users. A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: Primary aim: Will varenicline be better than placebo to get long-term users of NRT to stop?

Secondary aim: To assess in details some side effects of varenicline i.e. nausea and abnormal dreams.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-65 years old;
* smoked an average of at least 10 cigarettes per day for three cumulative years;
* have an expired air CO reading assessed at screening of at least 10ppm;
* express a desire to quit smoking within the next 30 days.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hypertension (systolic \>140 mm Hg, diastolic \>100 mm Hg, coupled with a history of hypertension); subjects with no previous diagnosis of hypertension may have a screening blood pressure up to 160/100.
* Hypotension with symptoms (systolic \<90 mm Hg, diastolic \<60 mm Hg).
* Coronary heart disease;
* Lifetime history of heart attack;
* Cardiac rhythm disorder (irregular heart rhythm);
* Chest pains (unless history, exam, and ECG clearly indicate a non-cardiac source);
* Cardiac (heart) disorder (including but not limited to valvular heart disease, heart murmur, heart failure);
* History of skin allergy;
* Active skin disorder (e.g., psoriasis) within the last five years, except minor skin conditions (including but not limited to facial acne, minor localized infections, and superficial minor wounds);
* Liver or kidney disorder (except kidney stones, gallstones);
* Gastrointestinal problems or disease other than gastroesophageal reflux or heartburn;
* Active ulcers in the past 30 days;
* Currently symptomatic lung disorder/disease (including but not limited to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and asthma);
* Brain abnormality (including but not limited to stroke, brain tumor, and seizure disorder);
* Migraine headaches that occur more frequently than once per week;
* Recent, unexplained fainting spells;
* Problems giving blood samples;
* Diabetes treated with insulin; non-insulin treated diabetes (unless glucose is less than 180mg/dcl and HbA1c is less than 7%);
* Current cancer or treatment for cancer in the past six months (except basal or squamous cell skin cancer);
* Other major medical condition;
* Current psychiatric disease (with the exception of anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and ADHD);
* Suicidal ideation (within the past 10 years) or lifetime occurrence of attempted suicide;
* Current depression;
* Bulimia or anorexia;
* Pregnant or nursing mothers;
* Alcohol abuse;
* Use of Opiate medications for pain or sleep in the past 14 days;
* Significant adverse reaction to nicotine patches, nicotine inhalers, bupropion / Wellbutrin / Zyban or Chantix / Varenicline in the past.
* Use (within the past 30 days) of:
* Illegal drugs (or if the urine drug screen is positive),
* Experimental (investigational) drugs;
* Psychiatric medications including antidepressants, anti-psychotics or any other medications that are known to affect smoking cessation (e.g. clonidine);
* Smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff), cigars, pipes or e-cigarettes;
* Wellbutrin, bupropion, Zyban, Chantix, nicotine replacement therapy or any other smoking cessation aid.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Long-term, daily NRT users (except nicotine patch) (\>11 months) ex-smokers that are willing to try to stop the use of NRT and adhere to this protocol.
* More than 4 pieces of nicotine gum/ sublingual tablets/ lozenges/ per day, OR more than 3 inhaler cylinders per day, OR
* more than 10 puffs of nasal spray per day.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age \< 18 years,
* CO Smokers,
* Pregnant and lactating women,
* Used varenicline before,
* Not able to cooperate,
* Other significant diseases that might influence the trial (such as moderate -severe cardiac disease, lung cancer,) in expired air \> 7 ppm.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* 14 to 17 years of age
* Smoked at least 6 cigarettes per day
* Exhaled CO greater than or equal to 10 ppm
* Made at least two previous quit attempts
* Weighed at least 90 pounds
* Able to read English at least the 6th grade level
* Motivated to quit smoking as evidenced by willingness to commit to study protocol requirements for the duration of the study
* provided active parental consent and youth assent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes, unless willing to abstain from these products for the study duration
* Current use of other treatments for smoking cessation
* History or current diagnosis of panic disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder, or eating disorder
* History of abuse or dependence on alcohol or other recreational or prescription drugs in the three months preceding the study
* Current evidence of clinical depression or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
* Use of any psychoactive drug and/or any type of antidepressant with in four weeks of the treatment phase of the study
* Predisposition to seizure or tic disorders or a personal history of a seizure disorder, family history of seizure disorders, or treatment with medication or therapies that increase the risk of seizures
* Significant history of or current clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease
* (Females)Pregnancy (urine pregnancy test), lactation or, if sexually active, unwillingness to use a medically acceptable form of contraception for the duration of the study
* Only one member of a household was allowed to participate in the study concurrently.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. be male or female, 18 years of age or older
2. be able to understand the study, and having understood, provide written informed consent in English
3. have been enrolled in the University of Cincinnati Physicians Company-Opioid Treatment Program (UCPC-OTP) program for at least 30 days and be stable on the current methadone dose for at least 1 week
4. have smoked cigarettes for at least 3 months, have a measured exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) level \> 8 parts per million (ppm), and not planning to seek smoking-cessation treatment within the next 3 months
5. have a willingness to comply with all study procedures, including trying to stop smoking during designated weeks, and to comply with medication instructions
6. based on a week of Quitbit cigarette lighter assessments, with at least 5 days of usable data, smoke ≥ 10 cigarettes/day and smoke at least 30% of daily cigarettes within the 4-hour post-methadone-dosing period
7. if female and of child bearing potential, agree to use one of the following methods of birth control: oral contraceptives, contraceptive patch, barrier (diaphragm or condom), intrauterine contraceptive system, levonorgestrel implant, medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injection,complete abstinence from sexual intercourse, hormonal vaginal contraceptive ring.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. have a current or past diagnosis of any psychotic disorder, or bipolar I or II disorder
2. have a psychiatric condition that, in the judgment of the study physician would make study participation unsafe or which would make treatment compliance difficult
3. be a significant suicidal/homicidal risk
4. have a medical condition that, in the judgment of the study physician, would make study participation unsafe or which would make treatment compliance difficult. Such conditions include, but are not limited to:

   * liver function tests greater than 3 times upper limit of normal
   * serum creatinine greater than 2 mg/dL
5. have had clinically significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease within the past 6 months or have clinically significant ECG abnormalities
6. have taken an investigational drug within 30 days before consent
7. be taking concomitant medications that are contraindicated for use with the NNS or varenicline
8. be taking any concomitant medications that could increase the likelihood of smoking cessation (such as wellbutrin or nortriptyline)
9. have a known or suspected hypersensitivity to varenicline or the nicotine nasal spray (NNS)
10. use/have used smoking-cessation counseling programs with individual counseling or smoking-cessation medication treatments currently, or within 30 days before consent
11. have used electronic cigarettes or tobacco products, other than cigarettes, in the week before consent
12. be pregnant or breastfeeding
13. be anyone who, in the judgment of the investigator, would not be expected to complete the study protocol (e.g., due to relocation from the clinic area, probable incarceration, etc.)

Answer: B