Category: 2026 Releases

UW Receives $11.1 Million Grant to Help Patients at Community Health Centers Quit Using Tobacco

The University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) has received a five-year $11.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to identify strategies to improve tobacco use treatments for adult patients at Community Health Centers. University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) Co-Director of Research Dr. Danielle McCarthy and …

New Way to Address New Year’s Resolution to Quit Smoking

FOR RELEASE January 5, 2025 If you smoke and vape, there’s a new national study offering free tools to help you concur your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking. The Avenues Study has gone national and virtual and people can sign up at AvenuesStudy.com. Those who complete it get paid up to $445. “Research shows …

Quit Line Quadruples Free Meds

Still looking to make good on your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, chewing or vaping nicotine? As of today, for a limited time, both the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line and Live Vape Free will quadruple its shipment of FREE nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges, or combination patch+gum or patch+lozenge to registered participants to help …