Drug Use Disorder clinical trials at UCSF

• N-Acetylcysteine for Smoking Cessation in Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use

  Sorry, not yet accepting patients

  Tobacco and cannabis co-use is a common and growing public health problem, especially in states that have legalized cannabis. There are no pharmacologic treatments for co-occurring tobacco and cannabis use. Co-use may make quitting either substance more difficult, given the synergistic effects of cannabis and nicotine on neurobiological systems that mediate reward and shared cues reinforcing co-use. N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an FDA-approved medication and over-the-counter supplement, has shown promise in animal studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in reducing tobacco and cannabis craving and use.

  San Francisco, California

Last updated: April 30, 2021