The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line is quadrupling the length of free medications for all Wisconsin residents who want to rethink their tobacco use–for a limited time only. The Quit Line has long mailed a free …
Year: 2023
UW-CTRI’s Skora Serves as Panelist at Symposium in Florida
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Amy Skora served on a panel regarding sustainability of tobacco treatment programs at a conference in Orlando, Florida. The Bureau of Tobacco-Free Florida hosted the Health Systems Change Symposium. “It was …
Study Finds Connection Between Smoking Withdrawal and Fear, Anxiety
Researchers asked participants to stop smoking for one day, then used a novel combination of subjective, psychophysiological, and neuroimaging approaches to see what happened. Results published in PLOS One demonstrated that 24 hours of smoking …
BREATHE 2 Coaches Appreciated as Study Nears Full Recruitment
The Breaking Addiction to Tobacco for Health 2 (BREATHE 2) study continues to help patients at participating health systems who smoke explore their individual journey with tobacco. Participants in the BREATHE 2 Cessation project have …
Great American Smokeout Arrives, Federal Menthol Ban Nears
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Madison, Wis.)— With the White House Office of Management and Budget considering the FDA’s proposed rule to ban menthol in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars, experts are offering people who smoke …
Experts Discuss Tobacco Use Issues on Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Show Host Kate Archer Kent spoke with two state tobacco experts about a proposal in the state legislature to allow patrons to smoke cigars or cigarillos in new establishments that meet …
Smoking Intervention is Cost-effective
When a health system reaches out to all their patients who smoke to talk about their tobacco journey, it spurs better health and saves money, according to a UW-CTRI paper in the American Journal of …
UW-CTRI Participates in NCI’s Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series
UW-CTRI Co-Founder and Director Dr. Michael Fiore was one of three presenters and the moderator for a national webinar sponsored by the National Cancer Institute as part of the Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series. Fiore, Dr. …
Coalition Promotes the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line to Young Adults
The Nicotine Prevention Alliance of Central Wisconsin has been promoting the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line to people throughout Marathon, Wood, and Portage counties this fall. They’ve used funds from the JUUL settlement to reach young …
UW-CTRI Continues to Foster DHS 75 Implementation for Tobacco Treatment
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jesse Kaye is presenting on the neuroscience of nicotine addiction and tobacco treatment among people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD). “We are providing education for DHS 75 residential SUD providers in Wisconsin,” …