Journey Mental Health Center (JMHC) received a Mac Award for its efforts to make its headquarters in Madison a tobacco-free and vape-free campus starting September 15, 2017. The award, named for David “Mac” Macmaster, co-founder …
FDA Proposes Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Removing Most Flavored E-Cigs Out of Convenience Stores and Gas Stations
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb announced plans to advance a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to ban menthol in combustible tobacco products, including cigarettes and cigars, and remove certain flavored vaping …
U.S. Smoking Rate Down to 14%
Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National …
UW-CTRI Outreach Team Takes Quit Line eReferral to Health Systems
UW-CTRI’s four regional outreach specialists are working to expand the number of health-care systems across the state that refer patients via electronic health records (EHR) to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. This builds on several partnerships …
National Cancer Centers Meet in Wisconsin, Help Patients Quit Smoking
The nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), part of the NCI Cancer Moonshot Initiative, held a grantee meeting at the Pyle Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Representatives from 42 NCI cancer centers (the grantees) attended, along with …
Wisconsin Newspaper Interviews UW-CTRI Researcher on Youth Vaping
The Wisconsin State Journal interviewed UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby regarding youth vaping and the popularity of JUUL.
Exhale Study Shows Dual Users Smoke Less, Don’t Intend to Quit
UW-CTRI has published findings from the Exhale Study, which included people who either smoked or smoked and vaped (dual users), in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Researchers found that dual users smoke fewer cigarettes …
UW-CTRI Hires Postdoctoral Fellow – Will Analyze Data on Smoking and Drinking
Dr. Jesse Kaye has returned to UW-CTRI, this time as a VA advanced addiction postdoctoral fellow who will be working with UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jessica Cook for the next two years. Kaye will spend part …
Elementary School Student Urges Grown-ups to Quit Smoking and Kids to Never Start
A student from a Wisconsin elementary school shared this illustration and note to inspire patients to quit smoking:
UW-CTRI Paper on Smokers Living with HIV Gives Insight for Future Cessation Interventions
An alarming 40 percent of individuals living with HIV are smokers. UW-CTRI’s Director of Clinical Services, Dr. Doug Jorenby, co-authored the paper, “Cessation-Related Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills in Smokers Living with HIV,” recently published …