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: …
Month: November 2021
Study: 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 …
JAMA 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 …
Wisconsin 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 …
Piasecki Named Fellow of the American Psychological Association
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Thomas Piasecki has been named as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (affiliated with Division 50, Society of Addiction Psychology). He is also a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science …