UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
UW-CTRI has updated the popular Bucket Approach training, a strategy that professionals in behavioral healthcare can use to help patients quit tobacco use. Created in 2017 by now-retired UW-CTRI Distinguished Scientist Dr. Bruce Christiansen, the idea of the Bucket Approach is that individuals with severe mental illness, who smoke at higher rates than the general …
ABC 7 TV news in Wausau interviewed Quit Line Coordinator Kate Kobinsky to discuss how the Quit Line is quadrupling free medications to quit smoking while supplies last. To watch that video, click here. NBC 15 also picked up that interview and ran it on their morning news. To view that, click here. The La Crosse Tribune and Wisconsin …
UW-CTRI once again lassoed headlines locally and nationally. Saddle up! Nicotine Regulation Vape Check Study Menthols
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 participants know how quitting smoking can help their recovery, and what tobacco treatment options are available. UW-CTRI staff proactively contact …
A UW-CTRI campaign promoting the free, expanded services from the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line has increased use of the program throughout the state this spring. The campaign, “Doctors Refer to the Quit Line,” is based on UW-CTRI research that found that people who smoke or vape generally want advice from their physicians. It’s also founded …
UW-CTRI colleagues presented (or were co-authors on) 12 unique sets of findings at the upcoming Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2024 Annual Conference March 20-23 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Here’s a rundown of UW-CTRI involvement. Preconference Workshops 1. Drs. Adrienne Johnson, Hasmeena Kathuria, and Brian Williams, preconference workshop. Tobacco Treatments Across the Ages. This …
UW-CTRI Outreach Director Rob Adsit, MEd, will have his last day at work for UW-CTRI in March and formally retire in July after 20 years of distinguished service at the Center. Details regarding his replacement will be forthcoming over the next few weeks, said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore. He joined the UW-CTRI staff in …
The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line is quadrupling the length of free medications for all Wisconsin residents who want to rethink their tobacco use–for a limited time only. The Quit Line has long mailed a free two-week starter kit of nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, or nicotine gum to eligible tobacco users. But beginning January 1, the …
Colleagues from UW-CTRI celebrated the 31st year of the Center and honored four long-time employees who are retiring or switching roles. They honored Dr. Wendy Theobald, Marie Larson, Dr. Michael Fiore and Dr. Doug Jorenby for their years of contributions to helping people quit tobacco use. While Theobald, Larson, and Jorenby are fully retiring, UW-CTRI …
Beginning March 1, the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line will expand its free services to help people quit smoking, vaping, or other tobacco use. Now, in addition to free calls, the Quit Line will offer free texting and online chatting with live quit coaches. And, for a limited time, the Quit Line will offer one 8-week …