UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
A UW-CTRI study found that nicotine gum increased the likelihood of making quit attempts in those who wanted to smoke less but not quit. The paper, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, also found that those who used cessation treatment during a quit attempt were more likely to remain abstinent than those who made an …
Six researchers from UW-CTRI presented their work last month at the 2019 UW Department of Medicine Research Day at the Health Sciences Learning Center in Madison, and two of them won awards for it. Dr. Nayoung Kim and Dr. Tanya Schlam each won an award for their individual posters. Here is a list of the other …
Shannon and David Yahn had been smoking for decades until they joined the Quitting Using Intensive Treatments Study (QUITS). Now, they’ve been smoke-free for more than a year. Their sons Vincent Yahn (age six) and twins Mason and Michael Yahn (eight) were asked if they wanted mom and dad to stay that way. “YEAAAH!” they …
UW-CTRI Collaborator Dr. Dan Bolt (left) has won a 2019 Kellett Mid-Career award. He was one of 11 recipients at UW. The five-year, $75,000 award was created to provide needed support and encouragement to faculty at a critical stage of their careers. For nearly 20 years, Bolt has made invaluable statistical and methodological contributions to …
Recent UW-CTRI Tech Support Student Jarrett Benson had an eventful start to his summer—pitching for the University of Wisconsin Baseball Team in the College World Series. Benson and his fellow Badgers in May won the National Club Baseball Association Division II Northern Plains Regional Championship at Gus Thompson Field in Waupun, Wisconsin. That earned them the …
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Alex Peeters presented during E-cigarettes and Our Youth: Partners in Prevention, an event held last week at Northcentral Technical College, in the Professional Development Conference Center in Wausau. Peeters gave a general overview of the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line and the services it offers callers, including those who vape, smoke, and/or chew tobacco. She …
UW-CTRI Student Anna Gardner presented a poster on quit-smoking medications and sleep. UW-CTRI Student Anna Gardner presented a poster she created with UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby, “The Impacts of Smoking Cessation Therapies (Varenicline and Nicotine Patch) on Sleep Patterns in Users.” Gardner presented the poster at her Biology 152 event, and Jorenby …
Veterans who served in combat often are desensitized to danger, and may have a harder time viewing smoking as an imminent threat, Master Sergeant Jeff Johnson told UW-CTRI staff during the UW-CTRI All Staff Meeting at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (VA) in Madison on June 3. Johnson is a veteran who now serves as a …
WFYI Radio in Indianapolis tells the story of cancer patients trying to quit smoking, and why more oncologists aren’t helping them quit. UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore offers his insights, based on his work with oncology centers and his commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine co-authored with Dr. Robert Croyle and Dr. Glen …
UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper and UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist Amy Skora are developing a new app called Learn, Connect, and Quit (LCQ) to increase conversations between patients who smoke and their healthcare providers about smoking-cessation resources. Medical assistants will give patients a tablet with the app to use while waiting for the doctor. …