UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
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 for sale by the FDA in the United States,” said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria. “It’s illegal, yet readily available online. “Second, these unauthorized products are available …
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 you,” Clements said. “I got hired at UW-CTRI almost by accident. I had been looking at bench science for my …
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 as one of 10 tobacco experts on a workgroup that developed it. The workgroup met weekly since June 2024 and gathered …
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 people ages 14 to 24 nationwide. After a virtual interview, participants will get a $50 Amazon gift card. To learn …
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 run-down of the honors and presentations: Dr. Adrienne Johnson will begin her role as the new SRNT Treasurer. Dr. Megan …
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 by a research team that includes UW-CTRI colleagues. The paper assesses the sustainment of tobacco treatment programs that participated in …
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 drops and come in five flavors: Toffee, Blue Razz, Mighty Mint, Classic Tobacco and Magic Love. “Their appearance and flavor …
UW-CTRI staff recently granted interviews to several media outlets. So saddle up, y’all, for this month’s round-up!
Researchers published a paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research about a novel way to test whether a patient has used just vaping products, just smoking products or both within the last 48 hours. The research, led by Alma Nieto at the CDC, tested the ability of two biomarkers—2CyEMA, a marker of smoke exposure, and cotinine, …
UW-CTRI colleagues Kathleen Cantu and Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria promoted lung cancer screening and quitting tobacco use on National Lung Cancer Screening Day. “Adding smoking cessation treatment to lung cancer screening can further reduce lung cancer risk,” Kathuria said, “so we want to do everything we can to help people access both of these preventive services.” …