ABC 7 TV news in Wausau interviewed Quit Line Coordinator Kate Kobinsky to discuss how the Quit Line is quadrupling free medications to quit smoking while supplies last. To watch that video, click here. NBC 15 also picked up that interview and ran it on their morning news. To view that, click here. The La Crosse Tribune and Wisconsin …
A new vaping device, marketed as the MaskKing Extre 100K, is raising public health concerns over its legality and use among youth. “First of all, this product is not authorized for sale by the FDA in the United States,” said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria. “It’s illegal, yet readily available online. “Second, these unauthorized products are available …
Dr. Adam Clements of Aspirus Health, who had been mentored for years as a UW-CTRI student by Dr. Doug Jorenby, recently became board-certified in addiction medicine. “I needed to tell that to Doug as a thank you,” Clements said. “I got hired at UW-CTRI almost by accident. I had been looking at bench science for my …
The US Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) have collaboratively developed a new evidence-based clinical practice guideline to help veterans and military personnel quit tobacco use. UW-CTRI Director of Veterans Research Dr. Jessica Cook served as one of 10 tobacco experts on a workgroup that developed it. The workgroup met weekly since June 2024 and gathered …
UW-CTRI recently began recruiting teens and young adults nationwide to participate in a qualitative study about their engagement with programs to help them quit vaping. The recruitment is via social media and is open to people ages 14 to 24 nationwide. After a virtual interview, participants will get a $50 Amazon gift card. To learn …
FOR RELEASE January 5, 2025 If you smoke and vape, there’s a new national study offering free tools to help you concur your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking. The Avenues Study has gone national and virtual and people can sign up at AvenuesStudy.com. Those who complete it get paid up to $445. “Research shows …
Still looking to make good on your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, chewing or vaping nicotine? As of today, for a limited time, both the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line and Live Vape Free will quadruple its shipment of FREE nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges, or combination patch+gum or patch+lozenge to registered participants to help …