1. Get free coaching and medications. 2. Hang out with people who don’t smoke or vape. 3. Avoid alcohol. 4. Replace tobacco with healthier options. 5. Change your routine.
Year: 2022
Study Finds High Economic Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among Indigenous Populations
Smoking commercial tobacco products is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Indigenous people living in Wisconsin and throughout the nation experience significant health and financial burden from ADRD, according to new …
America’s Most Cited: UW-CTRI Researchers
Three UW-CTRI colleagues are among the top 100 tobacco-control researchers when it comes to paper citations in their careers. According to research by Dr. John Ioannidis and his team from Stanford University, out of more …
Study: Genetics May Help Providers Match Patients with Treatments to Quit Tobacco
One of the most difficult parts of quitting smoking is knowing what methods will work for any given patient; choosing between types of quit-aids and counseling can sometimes feel like a shot in the dark. …
SRNT President and Guideline Panelist Discusses Her Work to Help People Quit Commercial Tobacco
Before Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson was the first Indigenous President of the Society for Research on Nicotine or Tobacco (SRNT), she was a little Diné girl in Teesto, Arizona—a small community on the Navajo Reservation. …
The Great American Smokeout – a Great Chance to Quit
The Great American Smokeout was Thursday, November 17, but the resources are still available for Wisconsin residents to get free help to quit smoking or vaping tobacco from the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line! The Smokeout …
New Findings Reveal a Need for Change in Correctional Facilities
Fewer and fewer people who are incarcerated are engaging with smoking cessation treatments, according to findings published in Preventive Medicine Reports; as this population becomes harder to reach, it becomes clear that current intervention strategies …
Tobacco Control Leaders Call Out Latest Tobacco Industry Hypocrisy
Urge Industry to Stop Selling Cigarettes if they are Truly Committed to Reducing Harm The tobacco industry purports, in print advertising and TV interviews, to have changed—to be moving toward a future of harm reduction …
UW-CTRI Scientists Present Findings at the UW Department of Medicine Research Day
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators presented five posters at the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Research Day last week. Dr. Adrienne Johnson won the Junior Faculty Award for Translational Research at the DOM Research Day. She …
Dr. Doug Jorenby Set to Retire July 3
UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby will retire July 3, 2023, after 30 years of service at the Center. Jorenby has served as Director of Clinical Services for UW-CTRI since its inception in …