Before clinicians can help young adults quit vaping, it’s important to know what they think about vaping, how they’ve tried to quit and what methods they might try in the future. UW-CTRI researchers asked 480 …
Month: July 2025
UW-CTRI media round-up
UW-CTRI staff lassoed coverage in several news outposts in recent weeks. So tie up your horse while we rustle up this media round-up: New York Times and AMA News: UW Cardiologist Dr. Jim Stein, who …
AAP names Dr. Brian Williams to tobacco section
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has named UW-CTRI Researcher and Pediatrician Dr. Brian Williams to the AAP Section on Nicotine and Tobacco Prevention and Treatment. Williams has agreed to an invitation to fill a …
Half of teens try to quit vaping
About half of teens ages 15-17 who currently vape tried to quit within the past year, according to PATH data from 2021-2023 published by UW-CTRI researchers in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. More than a third …
New low-nicotine products coming soon
22nd Century Group, Inc., which has permission from the FDA to market very-low nicotine cigarettes (VLNs) with reduced exposure claims, announced major updates to its Pinnacle line of products, including Pinnacle VLN Gold cigarettes and …
Kaye a mainstay at DOM Research Day
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jesse Kaye represented the Center well at the 2025 UW Department of Medicine Research Day. He presented a talk and created a poster on the Smoking Treatment for Oncology Patients Study (the …