Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Nicotine and Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia
Brief Summary: Many individuals with schizophrenia smoke cigarettes. Individuals in the schizophrenic population often find it difficult to quit smoking. The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety and effectiveness of bupropion in treating individuals with schizophrenia who smoke.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Cigarette smokers who call the New York State Smokers' Quitline requesting assistance with quitting smoking
* State that they are under the care of a primary care physician
* Are eligible for receipt of pharmacotherapy by mail using the standard NRT criteria
* Speak English
* Answer "no" to the following 3 questions:

  * "Have you ever been diagnosed with or treated for a mental health problem like major depression, bipolar disorder, dysthymia, or schizoaffective disorder?"
  * "Have you ever had serious thoughts of killing or hurting yourself, ever have any intention or plan to carry out these thoughts, or actually attempted to kill yourself?"
  * "Is there any reason that you cannot use varenicline/Chantix?"

Exclusion Criteria:

* State that they are not under the care of a primary care physician
* Are not eligible for receipt of pharmacotherapy by mail using the standard NRT criteria
* Do not speak English
* Answer "yes" to the question, "have you ever been diagnosed with or treated for a mental health problem like major depression, bipolar disorder, dysthymia, or schizoaffective disorder?"
* Answer "yes" to the question, "have you ever had serious thoughts of killing or hurting yourself, ever have any intention or plan to carry out these thoughts, or actually attempted to kill yourself?"
* Answer "yes" to the question, "is there any reason that you cannot use varenicline/Chantix?"
* Are women who are currently pregnant
* Report that they are unwilling to receive or take varenicline on screening
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Smokers seeking treatment
* Aged 18 and over
* Consenting to take part in the trial

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or breastfeeding
* End-stage renal disease
* Used varenicline in the past 6 months
* Unable to fill in questionnaires in English
* Current psychiatric illness
* Current serious illness including uncontrolled hypertension and recent cardiac event
* Sensitivity to varenicline currently enrolled in other research projects.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Meets DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
* Receiving a stable dose of antipsychotic medication for at least 1 month prior to study entry
* Smokes at least 10 cigarettes per day
* Wishes to stop smoking
* Attended last three scheduled clinic visits, prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

* Significant medical or neurologic illness
* History of severe head injury with loss of consciousness
* Treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors or carbamazepine in the 14 days prior to study entry
* Taking clozapine at doses greater than 500 mg/d without an anticonvulsant
* Currently undergoing an acute exacerbation of psychotic symptoms
* Current or history of bulimia or anorexia
* Current excessive water intake
* Recent history of mania
* Known allergy or hypersensitivity to bupropion
* Current substance abuse other than tobacco, nicotine replacement treatment, or smokeless tobacco
* Currently receiving treatment with bupropion
* Pregnant or breastfeeding
D: 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.

Answer: C