1. Get free coaching and medications. 2. Hang out with people who don’t smoke or vape. 3. Avoid alcohol. 4. Replace tobacco with healthier options. 5. Change your routine.
News Releases
Study Finds High Economic Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among Indigenous Populations
Smoking commercial tobacco products is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Indigenous people living in Wisconsin and throughout the nation experience significant health and financial burden from ADRD, according to new …
The Great American Smokeout – a Great Chance to Quit
The Great American Smokeout was Thursday, November 17, but the resources are still available for Wisconsin residents to get free help to quit smoking or vaping tobacco from the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line! The Smokeout …
Tobacco Control Leaders Call Out Latest Tobacco Industry Hypocrisy
Urge Industry to Stop Selling Cigarettes if they are Truly Committed to Reducing Harm The tobacco industry purports, in print advertising and TV interviews, to have changed—to be moving toward a future of harm reduction …
UW-CTRI Receives $6.5 Million Grant
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore has received a seven-year grant worth $6.5 million to help UW-CTRI identify and disseminate effective, innovative ways to help cancer patients quit smoking. Specifically, UW-CTRI researchers, led by Principal Investigator Fiore, …
COVID Mortality, Intubation, and ICU Admission Rates Improved Markedly During First 20 months of Pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON — Rates of death, intubation, and admission to intensive care improved markedly during the first 20 months of the pandemic among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a nationwide study led …
Nicotine Patch, Lozenge or Gum During COVID-19 Hospitalization may Reduce Mortality for Those Who Smoke
Findings from Second-Largest COVID Study in US Among current smokers hospitalized with COVID-19, prescriptions for nicotine patches, lozenges, or gum were associated with reduced mortality. “Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death …
Current Cancer Diagnosis Poses Significant Risk for Severe COVID Outcomes
Vaccination Lowers Risk – Findings from Second-Largest COVID Study in US A current cancer diagnosis posed a significant risk for severe outcomes (ICU admission and death) over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, …
JAMA Paper Points to Progress Empowering African Americans to Quit Smoking
Wisconsin Has Worst Smoking Disparity Between Blacks and Whites in Nation African Americans have been targeted for decades by tobacco companies and have suffered especially high health and economic burdens from smoking. However, according to …
2 FREE Ways to Quit Smoking, Bake More Memories
Two free resources to help people quit smoking are available from the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI), part of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. These include the: …