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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 people in their social network―family, friends or co-workers―when they quit. In fact, the opposite is true, according to a new study …

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, and about 36% of them smoke cigarettes (NIMH, CDC). In comparison, 17% of all adults smoke cigarettes (NHIS 2015). The …

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, the FDA has extended its authority to cover all products that meet the definition of a tobacco product. Previously, the …

More than 1,577 campuses nationwide have a 100 percent smoke- or tobacco-free policy in place, and six Wisconsin campuses are joining that list—at least for one day. Marquette University, UW-Whitewater, UW-La Crosse, and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Colleges in Ashland, New Richmond, and Rice Lake are taking a 1Day Stand on November 19, 2015 for the …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2015 Wisconsin 4th in Nation in Quit-Smoking Attempts Study Shows Demand is High for Help to Quit MADISON—A new CDC report shows Wisconsin is among the states with the highest percentage of residents who have tried to quit smoking. Those smokers may benefit from knowing that there is free help at …

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 Experts Call on FDA to Use Authority to Lower Nicotine in Cigarettes Below Addictive Levels; New Study Shows Policy Would Potentially Eliminate Smoking A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes led to less smoking and more quit attempts, and experts are calling …

News for Immediate Release Contact: Chris Hollenback, (608)262-3902 ch3@ctri.wisc.edu Toni Morrissey, (608)263-3223 tmorrissey@uwhealth.org   Two UW professors chosen for prestigious new grant program in cancer research MADISON — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected two UW–Madison faculty, Dr. Michael Fiore and Dr. Paul Sondel, as inaugural recipients of an Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA), which …

FOR RELEASE Contact: Chris Hollenback, 608-262-3902 ch3@ctri.wisc.edu Tobacco Quit Line Celebrates 250,000 Calls Data Show Program Reaches Every County MADISON—The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line has handled 250,000 calls, a milestone for the free service that started in May 2001 to help Wisconsinites quit smoking or chewing tobacco. In 2014, the Quit Line processed more than …

March 19, 2015 BadgerCare Plus Members Can Get Gift Cards for Quitting Smoking An innovative program has helped nearly 2,000 Wisconsin Medicaid members to quit smoking, but time is running out for Milwaukee County residents to join the program. Adult BadgerCare Plus members in Milwaukee County can get free help to quit smoking and may …