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SUBMITTER: Roberts W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5823265 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roberts Walter W Verplaetse Terril L TL Moore Kelly K Oberleitner Lindsay L Picciotto Marina R MR McKee Sherry A SA
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) 20170329 7
Varenicline (VAR) is approved to aid in smoking cessation and has been shown to be effective for reducing alcohol consumption in heavy drinkers. Little is known, however, about treatment moderators that may influence efficacy. The current study reanalyzed data from a human laboratory study (Verplaetse et al., 2016) to determine whether VAR was more effective at reducing alcohol use among drinkers reporting symptoms of depression. Participants were 60 adults meeting DSM-IV criteria for alcohol us ...[more]