UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
UW-CTRI in June will begin recruiting participants for the new Withdraw from Tobacco Study. Research Director Dr. Tim Baker is the principal investigator. The study, coordinated by UW-CTRI Assistant Scientist Dr. Jesse Kaye, will recruit 200 people to quit without medication for the first week. All participants then get eight weeks of combination nicotine-replacement medication …
For Wisconsin’s Oneida Nation, developing a robust stroke-awareness program is essential; one step in that project is tackling commercial tobacco, a leading cause of strokes. A group of Oneida Health Coaches, working with a UW team led by Sarah Thompson and including Dr. Michael Fiore, have partnered on a series of events to bring …
It appears that piling on multiple treatments to help people to quit tobacco use often produces diminishing returns. The findings, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, were discovered by UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Tim Baker, UW-CTRI Director of Biostatistical Operations Dr. Stevens Smith and Professor of Educational Psychology Dr. Dan Bolt. They came to …
Chrysalis, a behavioral health recovery center in Madison, has made their campus tobacco-free. They also systematically help consumers quit tobacco use. These efforts have been supported during the past year by a grant from UW-CTRI known as the Bucket Approach Integration Awards. Chrysalis promotes mental health and substance use recovery by supporting work opportunities that …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Bruce Christiansen recently received a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health to implement three projects to help behavioral healthcare facilities treat tobacco addiction. “These projects represent the ongoing commitment of the State Division of Care and Treatment (DCTS) to address tobacco policy and treatment in the behavioral health treatment system,” Christiansen …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Adrienne Johnson is on a roll. Not only did she pass her licensure exam to practice psychology independently, but she also earned her NIH 23 award as well as a second grant. She even had two papers recently published. The K23 award funds her salary, specialized training, and a research study beginning …
The FDA is banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. This historic point begins a process that includes public comment and likely lawsuits from tobacco companies to delay or stop the ban. UPDATE: FDA’s Mitch Zeller Discusses Timelines on Menthols, Synthetic Nicotine, New Media Campaign “Banning menthol—the last allowable flavor—in cigarettes and banning all flavors …
New technology can improve the ways in which people who smoke get connected with quitting services; one of the most promising developments has been e-referrals, an electronic referral system that uses secure electronic health records to help people on the road to quitting. A new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine takes a deep …
Since 2004, the National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines has received more than 10 million calls, reaching half a million people who smoke per year and, according to a new paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, can still reach even more. Quitlines have proved to be an invaluable evidence-based resource for anyone looking …
Dr. Jennifer McClure has done extensive work trying to reach more people who smoke and help them stop smoking, no matter their readiness to quit. Much of this work has explored how best to leverage health care systems and their infrastructure to achieve this goal. “She is an ideal colleague to advise on BREATHE 2 …