UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
In a recent issue of the medical journal CHEST, Dr. Pauline Pradère et al examined health records of 150 French patients with lung cancer and observed very high rates of patients who smoke – not only tobacco (91%), but many who smoke both cannabis and tobacco (39%). In that same issue of CHEST, UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria and Researcher Dr. Jesse Kaye analyzed the …
UW-CTRI contributes to the UW Department of Medicine (DOM) in myriad ways – via federal grants, collaborations, communities of practice, publications, sharing of findings and also via participation at UW DOM Research Day. This year, UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Danielle McCarthy and Emeritus Researcher Dr. Stevens Smith reviewed posters on display and honored those who shared insightful, …
UW-CTRI colleagues presented and served in a plethora of roles at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 2026 Annual Conference in Baltimore. Here is a rundown: Pre-conference workshops UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jesse Kaye and Dr. Andrea Weinberger were workshop co-chairs for “Tobacco and Cannabis Co–Use Through a Health Equity Lens.” At that …
The federal rate of Americans smoking cigarettes is 9.9%, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The rate, down from 42.4% in 1965, is the lowest since federal officials began recording it. “This is a major win for public health,” said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria. “This is thanks to public health workers, researchers, …
For people who both smoke and vape, there will be new paths to help them address their relationship with nicotine – now from coast to coast. The Avenues study has expanded to recruit nationally, thanks to funding from the National Cancer Institute. UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Megan Piper and UW-CTRI Associate Director Dr. Tim Baker lead the study, with …
The FDA has issued marketing authorization for only a limited number of nicotine pouches in 3 mg, 6 mg, and 9 mg strengths. Some companies now sell products containing up to 30 mg of nicotine per pouch. These products are not authorized for sale and are being sold illegally. “As a pulmonary, critical care, and sleep …
Data from a UW-CTRI study known as the Wisconsin Smokers’ Health Study 2 has helped colleagues from other methodology centers and UW-CTRI to develop a variety of methodological innovations. The latest novel approach was recently published in the journal Multivariate Behavioral Research. In longitudinal studies, exposure to treatment and mediators (factors influenced by treatment) rarely stay constant. For …
A UW-CTRI paper used a sophisticated analytic approach to determine a set of baseline predictors for treatment outcomes in the BREATHE 1 Motivation Study led by Dr. Jessica Cook. The primary study found that some treatment components yielded unintended adverse clinical outcomes. This new paper sought to explain these effects. The results, published in Addictive Behaviors, found that the …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jen Betts received a new grant from the US Veterans Administration (VA) to officially fund her Career Development Award (CDA), which at the VA is similar to a NIH “K award.” “It provides five years of protected time and funding to conduct a pilot clinical trial and engage in related research and training to …
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 15 also picked up that interview and ran it on their morning news. To view that, click here. The La Crosse Tribune and Wisconsin …