UW-CTRI co-hosted the inaugural UW-Madison Cannabis Research Conference at Union South on Earth Day, April 22, 2025. As dual use of nicotine and cannabis grows, and the state legislature considers legalization of cannabis use, UW-CTRI staff networked …
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UW-CTRI Experts Present to 130 VA Providers
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Allie Gorrilla, MPH and UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jesse Kaye recently presented online to more than 130 VA Veteran Justice Program (VJP) providers from across the country. One participant said, “It was …
UW-CTRI Staff Share Findings in New Orleans
UW-CTRI colleagues presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2025 Annual Conference in New Orleans. Here’s a rundown of UW-CTRI participation. Symposia 1. Dr. Adrienne Johnson, co-chair.Pre-Conference Workshop #3: Moving the Needle …
UW-CTRI to Co-Host UW Cannabis Research Conference
As dual use of nicotine and cannabis grows, and the state legislature considers legalization of cannabis use, UW-CTRI is co-sponsoring the inaugural UW-Madison Cannabis Research Conference at Union South April 22. The theme this year …
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: …
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 …
STOP Cancer Study Reaches Full Recruitment
UW-CTRI and the UW Carbone Cancer Center have successfully welcomed 52 Carbone patients who smoke into the Smoking Treatment for Oncology Patients Study (the STOP Cancer Study), reaching full recruitment. STOP Cancer is designed to let …
Adolescent Transplant Providers Can Help Youth Quit Vaping
UW-CTRI’s Dr. Brian Williams remembers caring for a patient who was preparing for a transplant and the patient was concerned vaping would affect his transplant candidacy. Williams and colleague Dr. Jesse Kaye published a paper …
Paper Calls for Improving Standards of Tobacco Treatment in Prisons and Jails
Prisons and jails are overdue in providing support to incarcerated individuals who use tobacco, wrote colleagues from UW-CTRI, the University of Colorado, and the University of California-San Francisco in a paper published in the American …
UW-CTRI and UWCCC Team up to STOP Cancer
In January, UW-CTRI will start reaching out directly to some UW Carbone Cancer Center patients who smoke to let them know about their tobacco treatment options. Patients will also be invited to join a new …