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Researchers Encourage Examination of Genotypes in Clinical Trials
In an era of individualized treatment for patients through “precision medicine,” collecting biological data and integrating analysis within the outcomes of clinical trials has gained a newfound importance. A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco …
August 2, 2018Study Ahead of Schedule, Health Counselors’ Experience Shows
UW-CTRI is ahead of schedule enrolling patients in the Quitting Using Intensive Treatments Study (QUITS). More than 580 smokers have enrolled with the goal set at 1000. Experienced health counselors are helping these patients to …
August 2, 2018Innovative Study Helps Smokers Practice Quitting
UW-CTRI has commenced a new pilot study designed to encourage participants to practice the act of quitting smoking for up to a day at a time, then return to smoking by only puffing every 30 …
August 2, 2018Interagency Committee in Washington, D.C. Addresses Smoking and Behavioral Health
United States Surgeon General Jerome Adams (above left) and UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore discuss how to help people with behavioral health challenges to quit smoking. At the meeting June 14 in Washington, D.C., scholars …
July 18, 2018National Smoking Rate Down to 13.9%, Yet Much Work Remains
The CDC National Center for Health Statistics released estimates from the National Health Interview Survey showing that 13.9 percent of US adults were cigarette smokers in 2017, the lowest level ever recorded by the survey …
July 18, 2018More Gum + Patches Meant Better Chances
According to research by Dr. Tanya Schlam and colleagues at UW-CTRI, smokers who used more nicotine gum (up to 5 pieces a day) with nicotine patches tended to have higher quit rates: 59% had quit smoking at 6 …
July 17, 2018Outreach Specialists Inspire Smiles
From Left: Jenna Otterholt of Tobacco Free Coalition of Central Wisconsin, UW-CTRI Senior Outreach Specialist Roger Dier, and UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist Alex Peeters spoke May 11 at a Seal-a-Smile event in Marshfield. They addressed approximately …
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