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Mindfulness App Helps People Avoid Smoking
Researchers tested a new way to bring smoking cessation to smokers with mood disorders—a group with high smoking rates but low success with traditional quitting methods. The study, published in Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, was …
December 2, 2021Dr. Bob Croyle to Retire after a Career of Overseeing a Decline in Cancer Rates
Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in men and women for all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. …
December 2, 2021Wisconsin Incorporating Tobacco Treatment into Certification Training for Peer Specialists
The state of Wisconsin Department of Health Services is working to incorporate tobacco treatment into the training of peer specialists as they work to become certified. Specifically, it is using a report created by …
December 2, 20212 FREE Ways Quit Smoking, Make More Memories
Two free resources to help people quit smoking are available from the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI), part of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. These include the: …
November 17, 2021Study: Point of Care Approach to Tobacco Treatment Helps Cancer Patients Quit
Researchers examined the ways electronic health records and a new approach to tobacco cessation treatment could be used to help cancer patients quit smoking. The results, published in Cancer Epidemiology, are promising: before the new …
November 3, 2021JAMA Paper: Using Varenicline (Chantix) at Standard Dosing Gets Same Results as Extended or Combo Use
A paper published today in JAMA shows that using varenicline for just three months with counseling was as effective to help people quit smoking as taking it longer—or in combination with the nicotine patch. “Previous …
November 3, 2021Wisconsin Requires Behavioral Health Centers to Have a Plan for Tobacco Treatment
Wisconsin behavioral health providers who treat substance use disorders are required by October 2022 to formulate plans to assess and treat tobacco use and have a policy about smoke-free environments. It’s due to the State …
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