CSD170401: Study to Assess Elements of Abuse Liability for Three Electronic Tobacco Vapor Products During an 11-Day In-Clinic Confinement

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Able to read, understand, and willing to sign an informed consent form (ICF) and complete questionnaires written in English.
2. Generally healthy male or female, 21 to 60 years of age, inclusive, at the time of consent.
3. Able to safely perform the required study procedures, as determined by the Investigator.
4. Expired breath carbon monoxide level is ≥ 15 ppm and ≤ 100 ppm at Screening and Day 1.
5. Smokes only combustible, filtered, non-menthol cigarettes, 83 mm to 100 mm in length.
6. Agrees to smoke same usual brand (UB) cigarette throughout the study period. Usual brand cigarette is defined as the cigarette brand style currently smoked most frequently by the subject.
7. Smokes at least 10 cigarettes per day (on average) and inhales the smoke, for at least 6 months prior to Screening. Brief periods of abstinence due to illness, quit attempt (prior to 30 days of Screening), or clinical study participation (prior to 30 days of Screening) will be allowed at the discretion of the Investigator.
8. Response at Screening to Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence (FTCD) Question 1 ("How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?") is either "Within 5 minutes" or "6-30 minutes."
9. Willing to use UB cigarette, electronic tobacco vapor products, and Nicorette gum during the study period.
10. Willing to abstain from tobacco and nicotine use for at least 12 hours prior to each Test Session.

11. Females of childbearing potential must be willing to use a form of contraception acceptable to the Investigator from the time of signing informed consent until study discharge. Examples of acceptable forms of contraception include, but are not limited to, the following.

    1. Surgeries:

       • Hysterectomy at least 6 months prior to randomization
       • Oophorectomy at least 6 months prior to randomization
       • Tubal ligation at least 6 months prior to randomization
    2. Transcervical sterilization at least 6 months prior to randomization
    3. Hormonal birth control at least 3 months prior to randomization
    4. Non-hormonal intrauterine device at least 3 months prior to randomization
    5. Double barrier methods (e.g., condom and spermicide) at least 14 days prior to randomization
    6. Abstinence at least 14 days prior to randomization
    7. Vasectomized partner is acceptable birth control for females provided the surgery was performed at least 6 months prior to randomization
    8. Postmenopausal at least 1 year prior to randomization and have follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels consistent with postmenopausal status at screening as per Investigator or designee judgment
12. Agrees to in-clinic confinement of 11 days and 10 nights.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of clinically significant or unstable/uncontrolled acute or chronic medical conditions at Screening or Day 1, as determined by the Investigator, that would preclude the subject from participating safely in the study (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, lung disease, cardiac disease, neurological disease or psychiatric disorders) based on safety assessments such as clinical laboratory tests, medical history, and physical/oral examinations.
2. History, presence of, or clinical laboratory test results indicating diabetes.
3. History or presence of stomach ulcers.
4. At risk for heart disease that would preclude the subject from participating safely in the study, as determined by the Investigator.
5. Use of medicine for the treatment of depression, unless on a stable dose for the past 6 months prior to screening and deemed clinically stable by the PI.
6. Current scheduled treatment for asthma within the past consecutive 12 months prior to screening. As needed treatment, such as inhalers, may be included at the PIs discretion pending approval from the medical monitor.
7. Any history of cancer, except for primary cancers of skin such as localized basal cell/squamous cell carcinoma that has been surgically and/or cryogenically removed.
8. Systolic blood pressure of > 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of > 95 mmHg at Screening, measured after being seated for at least 5 minutes.
9. Hemoglobin level is < 12 g/dL at Screening.
10. Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
11. History or presence of hemophilia or any other bleeding disorders.
12. History or presence of clotting disorders and/or use of anticoagulants (e.g., clopidogrel [Plavix®], warfarin [Coumadin®, Jantoven®] and aspirin [> 325 mg/day], see Section 7.4 "Concomitant Medications").
13. Whole blood donation within 8 weeks (≤ 56 days) prior to Screening.
14. Plasma donation within (≤) 7 days prior to Screening.
15. Body mass index < 18.5 or > 40.0 kg/m2 at Screening.
16. Weight of ≤ 110 pounds at Screening.
17. Poor peripheral venous access.
18. Postponing a decision to quit smoking (defined as planning a quit attempt within [≤] 30 days of Screening) to participate in this study or previous attempt within (≤) 30 days prior to Screening.
19. Employed by a tobacco company, the study site, or handles unprocessed tobacco as part of his or her job.
20. Use of any medication or supplement that aids smoking cessation, including but not limited to any nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) (e.g., nicotine gum, lozenge, patch), varenicline (Chantix®), bupropion (Wellbutrin®, Zyban®), or lobelia extract within (≤) 30 days prior to Screening.
21. Use of an electronic tobacco vapor product or other tobacco or nicotine-containing product (e.g., lozenges, moist snuff) within (≤) 30 days prior to Screening.
22. Drinks more than 14 servings of alcoholic beverages per week (one serving = 12 oz of beer, 6 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of liquor).
23. Females who have a positive pregnancy test, are pregnant, breastfeeding, or who intend to become pregnant during the course of the study.
24. Individuals ≥ 35 years of age currently using systemic, estrogen-containing contraception or hormone replacement therapy.
25. A positive urine drug screen without disclosure of corresponding prescribed concomitant medication(s), at Screening or Day 1.
26. A positive alcohol result at Screening or Day 1.
27. Determined by the Investigator to be inappropriate for this study, including a subject who is unable to communicate or unwilling to cooperate with the study staff.
28. Participation in another clinical trial within (≤) 30 days prior to Screening. The 30-day window for each subject will be derived from the date of the last study event in the previous study to Screening of the current study.