UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore is a recipient of the 2016 Alfred Ochsner Award for his contributions to helping people quit tobacco use and live longer, healthier lives. Dr. Ramaswamy Govindan also received the award, …
2016 Releases
NEJM: Smoking Rate Decreased Markedly During Obama’s Tenure
But Will Future Administrations Address the High Death Toll from Smoking? The seven years of the Obama Administration has been associated with an accelerated rate of decline in smoking rates, according to a paper …
Study: Want More Friends? Quit Smoking
News for Immediate Release Contact: Chris Hollenback, 608-262-3902 ch3@medicine.wisc.edu Study: Want More Friends? Quit Smoking A common fear of many smokers who want to quit is that they will lose many …
3 Ways People with Mental Illness Can Quit Smoking
News for Immediate Release Contact: Chris Hollenback, 608-262-3902 ch3@medicine.wisc.edu 3 Ways for People with Mental Illness to Quit Smoking May is Mental Health Awareness Month About 26% of Americans (56 million) have a mental illness, …
FDA Asserts Authority Over Tobacco Products, Including E-cigs
Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. As part of its goal to improve public health and protect future generations from the risks of tobacco use, …