University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: January 2025

Do Enhanced Re-Treatment Services Work? 

If, at first, you don’t succeed in quitting smoking, try, try again; just know that standard treatments generally work about the same as enhanced ones. Among socioeconomically disadvantaged Wisconsin residents who called the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line and didn’t stay smoke-free, adding more treatment components like more counseling, more nicotine medication, and text message support …

Switching from Smoking to Vaping Carries Risks and Benefits

Quitting smoking by changing to only vaping is associated with better resolution of wheezing, but still carries risks, according to a new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. However, coughing persisted the same for those who only vaped, as it did for those who continued smoking. What’s more—there is additional risk to trying to use …

Vape Check Study Begins Recruitment with News Conference

The Vape Check study, a collaboration between the UW Atherosclerosis Imaging Research Program and UW-CTRI, opened recruitment with a news conference this week at the UW Science Drive Medical Center, formerly known as the Research Park Clinic. Journalists from more than a dozen outlets covered the opening of the study, supported by the National Institutes …