UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
For people who both smoke and vape, there will be new paths to help them address their relationship with nicotine – now from coast to coast. The Avenues study has expanded to recruit nationally, thanks to funding from the National Cancer Institute. UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Megan Piper and UW-CTRI Associate Director Dr. Tim Baker lead the study, with …
The FDA has issued marketing authorization for only a limited number of nicotine pouches in 3 mg, 6 mg, and 9 mg strengths. Some companies now sell products containing up to 30 mg of nicotine per pouch. These products are not authorized for sale and are being sold illegally. “As a pulmonary, critical care, and sleep …
Data from a UW-CTRI study known as the Wisconsin Smokers’ Health Study 2 has helped colleagues from other methodology centers and UW-CTRI to develop a variety of methodological innovations. The latest novel approach was recently published in the journal Multivariate Behavioral Research. In longitudinal studies, exposure to treatment and mediators (factors influenced by treatment) rarely stay constant. For …
A UW-CTRI paper used a sophisticated analytic approach to determine a set of baseline predictors for treatment outcomes in the BREATHE 1 Motivation Study led by Dr. Jessica Cook. The primary study found that some treatment components yielded unintended adverse clinical outcomes. This new paper sought to explain these effects. The results, published in Addictive Behaviors, found that the …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jen Betts received a new grant from the US Veterans Administration (VA) to officially fund her Career Development Award (CDA), which at the VA is similar to a NIH “K award.” “It provides five years of protected time and funding to conduct a pilot clinical trial and engage in related research and training to …