Drug /Cue Interactions In Alcohol-Tobacco Comorbidity

The present project will improve and expand upon previously published work in several ways.
First, Study 1 will assess reactivity to alcohol and smoking cues in the same session.
Second, both studies will include within-subjects design factors to manipulate alcohol and
nicotine intake, as well as cue types. Third, craving indices will represent three important
response domains: subjective, physiological, and behavioral (e.g., Niaura et al., 1991).
Fourth, each study will evaluate a range of drinkers and smokers, which will provide maximal
information concerning influences on alcohol and smoking cue reactivity across various
subject populations. The proposed studies are not only important from a theory development
perspective, but they will provide an excellent foundation for future laboratory-based and
clinical research.

Inclusion Criteria:

- English speaking persons who exhibit a range of alcohol consumption and smoking
patterns.

- Signed written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Females who are pregnant, nursing, or not using effective methods of birth control
will be excluded from participating.