UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper and UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore both offered insight on the research pertaining to two important current issues: Vaping and the legal age to purchase nicotine products. Piper participated in an Evidence-Based Health Policy Project, a briefing hosted by UW Population Health Institute, the Wisconsin Legislative Council and …
A new grant from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UW-ICTR) will evaluate electronic referrals from primary-care clinics to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. The grant, led by UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Danielle McCarthy (right), focuses on implementation and dissemination. UW-ICTR will provide $150,000 over 18 months to UW-CTRI. “The study will …
The University of Wisconsin Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) recently published a study in Nicotine and Tobacco Research suggesting that, while taking nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), specific genetic markers can cause more severe adverse effects for some patients. Dr. Megan Piper, Associate Director of Research at UW-CTRI, and Dr. Tim Baker, Director of Research …
Michele McCall didn’t just quit smoking with help from the Quitting Using Intensive Treatment Study (QUITS)—she used the time and money she spent on smoking to start an ‘80s rock band. Now, every breath she takes is much easier. “I’m living my rock star dreams in my 40s,” said McCall, who fronts The Decade, a …
Dr. Vivek Balasubramaniam, a UW Health pediatric pulmonologist, and teen Logan Krahn today warned youth about the dangers of vaping. Doctors urged children and teens to never vape, and all Wisconsin residents who smoke, vape, or chew nicotine products to call the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line for free help to quit. UW Health has treated …
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s show “Central Time” during the afternoon commute to discuss smoking and vaping. They talked about the fact that an average of 19 people die every day in Wisconsin from diseases caused directly by smoking. At least 12 people have died across the country …
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators in September attended the fall 2019 grantee meeting of the nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. They discussed what they’ve learned two years into the project to help oncology patients quit tobacco use. C3I is part of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Moonshot …
Former US Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh and current Wisconsin Secretary Designate of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Andrea Palm on September 23 visited the UW campus to discuss five pertinent health issues, including tobacco use. They led a meeting of about 50 distinguished guests from the public health community to discuss current …
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Bruce Christiansen has debuted his online Bucket Approach training to help patients with serious or significant mental illness to quit smoking, offered with free continuing education credits. The project has also been extended for a second year to ensure it is widely adopted throughout Wisconsin. The Bucket Approach is designed to help …
Dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes may not be sustainable, according to a recent UW-CTRI study, as dual users were much more likely to quit vaping than quit smoking. The study, published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, examined adults who smoked either combustible cigarettes only, or both e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes. Participants had no interest …