UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
The Great American Smokeout is Thursday, November 17 and the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line announces two new programs to help people break their addiction to smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco. Text2Quit for Young Adults: The Quit Line offers a texting program for young adults 18-24 years old. Key features include: American Indian Program. People of …
More than 80 percent of smokers living in spaces supported by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Milwaukee reported they made at least one positive change to their tobacco use thanks to the 2018 rule prohibiting smoking within 25 feet of HUD housing. The results from a survey, conducted by a coalition led by the …
David “Mac” Macmaster’s father was an alcoholic and a smoker. His dad eventually quit drinking, but it might be no surprise that Mac also struggled with those addictions—including while he served in the Canadian Navy during the Korean War. “I got in so much trouble while I was in the Navy,” Macmaster said. “It was …