While smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death among US Veterans, only 70 to 90 percent of Vets are ready to quit smoking when offered help. Researchers from UW-CTRI and the VA …
BREATHE 2 Participant Having a Whale of Time Being Smoke-Free
Susan had smoked off and on for 40-some years and mentioned to her doctor that she wanted to quit. One day, the BREATHE 2 postcard arrived in her mail. “That’s how I found out about …
SRNT: UW-CTRI to Present in New Orleans
UW-CTRI colleagues will present at the upcoming Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2025 Annual Conference in New Orleans March 13-15. Here’s a rundown of UW-CTRI participation. Symposia Dr. Adrienne Johnson, chair. Pre-Conference Workshop #3: …
How Ego Networks Affect Vaping in Fraternities
Researchers from the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle—as well as from UW-CTRI and Texas A&M—recently published a paper in the Journal of American College Health on how college fraternity members’ social networks relate to vaping. …
UW-CTRI Media Roundup
UW-CTRI once again lassoed headlines locally and nationally. Saddle up! Nicotine Regulation Science News interviewed Dr. Megan Piper regarding a proposed rule by the FDA to regulate the nicotine in cigarettes below addictive levels. Science …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Paper: Fear-based Messages Motivate Older Smokers to Consider Quitting
Studies have long shown that the No. 1 driver of human action is fear, and that theory held true with motivating older smokers to quit, according to a new UW-CTRI research paper published in Geriatric …
Exhale Study Results May Help Predict Who Can Switch to Just Vaping
When clinicians have a patient who asks whether they should try vaping to quit smoking, those clinicians should ask the patient if they believe it will work. That’s because it may be a key factor …