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: …
Megan Piper
UW-CTRI Media Roundup
UW-CTRI once again lassoed headlines locally and nationally. Saddle up! Nicotine Regulation Science News interviewed Dr. Megan Piper regarding a proposed rule by the FDA to regulate the nicotine in cigarettes below addictive levels. Science …
New Papers Call for Policymakers, Clinicians to Help Black People Avoid Tobacco Harms
Two new papers in medical journals written by UW-CTRI authors excoriate the tobacco industry’s exploitation of Black Americans and encourage policymakers and clinicians to help Black Wisconsin residents quit tobacco use. The first article, by …
UW-CTRI Earns $3.8 Million Grant to Test Nicotine Pouches to Replace Smoking
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.8 million grant to UW-CTRI to see if nicotine pouches can replace smoking among participants in a randomized comparative effectiveness study. “It’s a question of public health,” …
Researchers Consider Using Wearable Devices for Vaping Interventions
Using wearable devices to collect data from participants, researchers developed novel analytic strategies to examine how heart rate changes when participants were getting ready to vape. They found that the average heart rate increased before …
Paper: Clinicians Should Assess for Daily and Nondaily Smoking
Clinicians should assess both daily and nondaily cigarette smoking, as either can include patients with tobacco use disorder (TUD), according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. TUD prevalence estimates are lacking, …
All-Staff Meeting Features a Twist
The 2024 UW-CTRI All-Staff Meeting was anything but typical. It was the first time in the Center’s 32 years that it marked the change of directors. Dr. Michael Fiore, who co-founded the organization with Dr. …
UW-CTRI Celebrates Its Health Counselors
UW-CTRI Health Counselors celebrate the completion of BREATHE 2 Project 1. From right: Health Counselors Amy Sorce, T.Jay Christenson, Tess Kuba, Kathleen Cantu, and Mari; Clinical Research Manager Meg Feyen, Health Counselor Chris Ripley, and Research …
Study: Latine People Use ACT to Quit Smoking, Lower Distress
In a pilot study, 35 percent of participants reported quitting smoking after taking part in a culturally tailored version of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) via phone and online sessions. Latine adults who smoked found …
Quit Connect Helps Black Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Quit Smoking
An innovative program helped Black patients with rheumatoid arthritis to quit smoking, according to a new paper in Arthritis Care & Research. The program, Quit Connect (QC), prompts clinicians to refer patients to programs that help …