NBC 15 News spoke to UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper regarding how vaping can affect teens. https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/NBC15-INVESTIGATES-Teen-Vaping-508384091.html
Dr. Fiore Discusses Public Health Impact of Tobacco 21 Laws
On April 8, 2019, Illinois became the eighth state in the nation to raise the legal purchase age for tobacco products to 21. It is the first state in the Midwest to implement Tobacco 21. …
Doug Jorenby Presents at Cancer Conference
UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby spoke at the longest continuously running cancer conference in America, the Southeastern Wisconsin Cancer Conference, about how providers can help their patients end tobacco use. At the …
Jess Cook Presents Research at Grand Rounds on Motivating Patients to Quit Smoking
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jessica Cook (left) presented on innovative approaches to treating smokers who are unwilling to quit during the UW Department of Medicine Grand Rounds March 22 at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans …
Study: Vaping Devices Can Help Reduce Smoking Dependence – But Will They Quit?
More vaping was associated with less smoking and lower dependence on combustible tobacco products, according to a paper in the journal Addictive Behaviors by Dr. Anne Buu and co-authored by UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research …
Wisconsin Leads Nation in Doctor Interventions to Help Patients Quit Smoking
The State of Wisconsin has the highest rate in the nation of doctors advising their patients who smoke to quit, according to research from the CDC published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease. Dr. Teresa …
Smoking Cessation System Changes Succeed in Minnesota American Indian Health Clinics
UW-CTRI Scientist Dr. Bruce Christiansen co-authored the recently published paper, “Feasibility of a Systems Approach to Treat Commercial Tobacco Dependence within American Indian Health Clinics,” in the journal American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health …
Vaping a Hot Topic at SRNT in San Francisco, Including in UW-CTRI Presentations
Vaping was a hot topic at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine or Tobacco (SRNT) held at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, as use of vaping products have …
Medicaid Promotes Tobacco-Cessation Benefit to Providers, Members
The State of Wisconsin and UW-CTRI partnered to promote the Wisconsin Medicaid Cessation Benefit, which provides no-cost tobacco cessation counseling and pharmacotherapy services to help people with low incomes quit smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco …
Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line Helped 11,000 in 2018, Including Caller Mary Tucker
Mary Tucker started smoking when she was 15, while her young brain was still growing, and kept lighting up for 50 years. But, late in 2018, she quit for good with the help of the …