UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
Denise started smoking around age 12 or 13 and has since quit for extended periods of time when she was pregnant with each of her four grown children, and another time when her doctor prescribed Wellbutrin. But, since Wellbutrin was contraindicated with another medication she was taking, she stopped using Wellbutrin and returned to smoking. …
FACT students helped design this billboard now standing just outside of Poplar, Wisconsin, along Highway 2, seen by frequent traffic. The billboard, coordinated by Charmaine Swan from the American Lung Association, is located near a middle school. It encourages youth who vape to text the Quit Line for help via the Live Vape Free program. …
Each January, people get around to talking ’bout their resolutions. UW-CTRI disseminated the news release, How to Quit Smoking: The 5 Best Tips for 2023 New Year’s Resolutions, via its media channels, and Google made it the #1 search answer for searches for quit smoking tips for 2023 resolutions. More than 245 unique individuals have visited the page …
UW-CTRI Student Julia Sales Leite recently presented her poster, The Impact of the Nicotine Patch on Sleep in Patients Undergoing Smoking Cessation Treatment, at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium. She created the poster for her Bio 152 class. UW-CTRI Director of Clinical Services Dr. Doug Jorenby was a co-author. They found that, while the nicotine …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Adrienne Johnson presented research findings at the Quarterly Meeting & Celebration of the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network (WAATPN) and Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention & Poverty Network (WTPPN) in December at Victory Manor, a vibrant community center located in the Westlawn Gardens neighborhood on Milwaukee’s northwest side. Johnson presented research she has …