UW-CTRI in June will begin recruiting participants for the new Withdraw from Tobacco Study. Research Director Dr. Tim Baker is the principal investigator. The study, coordinated by UW-CTRI Assistant Scientist Dr. Jesse Kaye, will recruit …
Month: June 2021
Oneida Nation Partners with UW to Help Prevent Strokes
For Wisconsin’s Oneida Nation, developing a robust stroke-awareness program is essential; one step in that project is tackling commercial tobacco, a leading cause of strokes. A group of Oneida Health Coaches, working with a …
To Help People Quit, Sometimes Less is More
It appears that piling on multiple treatments to help people to quit tobacco use often produces diminishing returns. The findings, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, were discovered by UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Tim …
‘Bucket Approach’ Grantee Makes Its Campus Tobacco-Free
Chrysalis, a behavioral health recovery center in Madison, has made their campus tobacco-free. They also systematically help consumers quit tobacco use. These efforts have been supported during the past year by a grant from UW-CTRI …