UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria and Research Director Dr. Megan Piper served on the American Thoracic Society expert panel who reviewed the latest evidence on adolescent vaping and made several important recommendations. Among them: Clinicians should consider prescribing varenicline and offering technology-based support, such as text messaging programs, to help teens quit vaping. “While varenicline is not yet FDA-approved …
Collecting data via smart phones has extended research on drug cues from tightly controlled lab experiments to being able to track exposure to drug cues in real time. In an invited JAMA Network commentary by UW-CTRI authors Dr. Megan Piper and Dr. Jen Betts, they pointed out that Muzekari et al. (2025) helped readers understand …
Cannabis use reduces the chances someone will try to quit smoking, according to findings published by UW-CTRI researchers in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers found that, among 160 Options Study participants, cannabis co-use reduced switching from cigarettes to vapes or very-low nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs). “I was surprised that almost half of participants reported cannabis use …
Source: Prime Supply Distro Some people keep their vaping devices in their purses. The RAZ RYL Classic 35K Vape looks and feels like a purse filled with nicotine. The product, priced wholesale at $64, is “disposable” in name but offers 35,000 puffs. It features a leather grip and a gold chain. A video display monitors …
UW-CTRI colleagues presented the following presentations and posters at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in the Sheraton Grand Riverwalk in Chicago August 26-28. Here’s a rundown. Presentations 1. Equity in Action: Tobacco Use Disorder Treatment in Criminal Justice Systems. UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria, Catherine Bonniot (UCSF), Dr. Chad Morris (Colorado), Michelene Krueger (Johnson County Department …
Before clinicians can help young adults quit vaping, it’s important to know what they think about vaping, how they’ve tried to quit and what methods they might try in the future. UW-CTRI researchers asked 480 Wisconsin young adults, ages 18 to 24, who had vaped nicotine in the past month to complete an online survey …
UW-CTRI staff lassoed coverage in several news outposts in recent weeks. So tie up your horse while we rustle up this media round-up:
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has named UW-CTRI Researcher and Pediatrician Dr. Brian Williams to the AAP Section on Nicotine and Tobacco Prevention and Treatment. Williams has agreed to an invitation to fill a two-year vacancy and is eligible to run for another three years if he chooses. “This is a tremendous honor,” Williams …
About half of teens ages 15-17 who currently vape tried to quit within the past year, according to PATH data from 2021-2023 published by UW-CTRI researchers in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. More than a third of those teens vaped on a daily (or near-daily) basis. “The good news is, half tried to quit and around …
22nd Century Group, Inc., which has permission from the FDA to market very-low nicotine cigarettes (VLNs) with reduced exposure claims, announced major updates to its Pinnacle line of products, including Pinnacle VLN Gold cigarettes and Pinnacle Menthol VLN cigarettes which will be sold at approximately 1,700 stores across 27 states. Sales to customers are expected to …