ABC 7 TV news in Wausau interviewed Quit Line Coordinator Kate Kobinsky to discuss how the Quit Line is quadrupling free medications to quit smoking while supplies last. To watch that video, click here. NBC …
2026 Articles
UW-CTRI recruits young participants for nationwide qualitative study
UW-CTRI recently began recruiting teens and young adults nationwide to participate in a qualitative study about their engagement with programs to help them quit vaping. The recruitment is via social media and is open to …
Cook contributes to new VA guideline
The US Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) have collaboratively developed a new evidence-based clinical practice guideline to help veterans and military personnel quit tobacco use. UW-CTRI Director of Veterans Research Dr. Jessica Cook served …
Dr. Adam Clements becomes board-certified in addiction medicine
Dr. Adam Clements of Aspirus Health, who had been mentored for years as a UW-CTRI student by Dr. Doug Jorenby, recently became board-certified in addiction medicine. “I needed to tell that to Doug as a thank …
Product Watch: New Vape Offers 100,000 Puffs
Photo credit Prime Distro Supply. A new vaping device, marketed as the MaskKing Extre 100K, is raising public health concerns over its legality and use among youth. “First of all, this product is not authorized …
Product Watch
Welcome to the home page for Product Watch. On this page, we bring you the latest new tobacco products with a public health perspective from UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria. New vape offers 100,000 puffs …
Wisconsin Idea to Shine in Baltimore
UW-CTRI colleagues will embody the Wisconsin Idea by presenting their research findings to people from around the world during the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s 2026 annual conference in Baltimore. Here is a …
C3I Cancer Centers Sustain Progress
Most of the cancer center teams who agreed to help their patients quit tobacco use have sustained that high-quality care even after funding for it ended, according to a new paper published in Cancer Medicine …
New nicotine lozenges resemble candy
2One, a company that makes nicotine pouches, now sells nicotine lozenges called Hyppe. These products should not be confused with the nicotine lozenges that are approved by the FDA for smoking cessation. They resemble cough …