UW-CTRI Health Counselors celebrate the completion of BREATHE 2 Project 1. From right: Health Counselors Amy Sorce, T.Jay Christenson, Tess Kuba, Kathleen Cantu, and Mari; Clinical Research Manager Meg Feyen, Health Counselor Chris Ripley, and Research …
2024 Articles
Paper Calls for Improving Standards of Tobacco Treatment in Prisons and Jails
Prisons and jails are overdue in providing support to incarcerated individuals who use tobacco, wrote colleagues from UW-CTRI, the University of Colorado, and the University of California-San Francisco in a paper published in the American …
Study: Latine People Use ACT to Quit Smoking, Lower Distress
In a pilot study, 35 percent of participants reported quitting smoking after taking part in a culturally tailored version of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) via phone and online sessions. Latine adults who smoked found …
Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria Begins as Center Director
Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria officially began her work as the UW-CTRI Director on July 1, 2024, succeeding Dr. Michael Fiore, the founding director with Dr. Tim Baker. Kathuria met with UW-CTRI colleagues in Madison as well …
Dean Health Plan Incorporates Bucket Approach to Invite Individuals to Address Tobacco Use
When Kathy Chambers started helping patients at Dean Health Plan by Medica to quit smoking, she quickly realized not every person is on the same journey with tobacco use. Some smoke or vape a few …
Campaign, ‘Doctors Refer to the Quit Line,’ Helps Many People Address Tobacco Use
A UW-CTRI campaign promoting the free, expanded services from the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line has increased use of the program throughout the state this spring. The campaign, “Doctors Refer to the Quit Line,” is based …
Quit Connect Helps Black Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Quit Smoking
An innovative program helped Black patients with rheumatoid arthritis to quit smoking, according to a new paper in Arthritis Care & Research. The program, Quit Connect (QC), prompts clinicians to refer patients to programs that help …
Study: Standard Varenicline Highly Cost-Effective
Sometimes, more isn’t better. That was the case for Quitting Using Intensive Treatments Study (QUITS) participants who smoked. On average, 12 weeks of just varenicline medication plus coaching on how to address tobacco use was the …
Trends Show Youth Who Vape Are More Addicted
Youth who vape were more addicted in 2022 than they were in 2017, according to a study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. The study tracked 23,145 teenagers in the USA, Canada and England online …
UW-CTRI Professor of Medicine Dr. Jessica Cook Selected to Assist VA to Create a Tobacco Guideline
The US Veterans Administration (VA) selected UW-CTRI Director of Veterans Research Dr. Jessica Cook as one of 10 tobacco experts to serve on a workgroup that will help develop the Clinical Practice Guideline for Tobacco …