UW-CTRI colleagues presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2025 Annual Conference in New Orleans. Here’s a rundown of UW-CTRI participation. Symposia 1. Dr. Adrienne Johnson, co-chair.Pre-Conference Workshop #3: Moving the Needle …
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When Smokers Relapse, Should They Try Again Right Away?
If at first someone can’t succeed at quitting smoking, they should not only try, try again—but immediately, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin published in the journal Addiction. Their doctors shouldn’t be …
UW Researchers Present Findings at SRNT Conference in Baltimore
Researchers representing UW-CTRI and the Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) presented findings at the Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) in Baltimore April 14-18. Here is a summary: UW-CTRI Co-Research Director …
Med Students Learn Online about Tobacco Treatment
Fourth-year UW medical students learned about tobacco treatment when they recently completed a public-health elective class led by UW-CTRI Researchers Drs. Megan Piper and Jessica Cook. In past years, the students would get to shadow UW-CTRI …
UW-CTRI Staff Well Represented at First All-Virtual SRNT Annual Meeting
Dr. Megan Piper, UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research, took her place Sunday as SRNT President (release the SRNT-shirt canons!). Before that, she participated in the Presidential Symposium, specifically as part of the Racial Equity Task …
Dr. Baker’s Novel Treatment Can Improve Craving and Anhedonia
A novel treatment can suppress significant withdrawal symptoms more effectively than the usual care, according to a UW-CTRI paper published in the journal Addiction. This innovative approach, developed by UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Tim …
Decreasing Nicotine Gum Use May Lead to Lapsing Back to Smoking
UW-CTRI researchers used an electronic device to track the use of nicotine gum by participants in the UW-Partnership to Assist and Serve Smokers (UW-PASS) Study (who also all received nicotine patches), and found that people …
Before Pandemic, UW-CTRI Shared Findings in New Orleans
As news of COVID-19 was just starting to break, some UW-CTRI staff were in New Orleans to present their research on tobacco use at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine & …
Med Students Learn from UW-CTRI How to Help Patients Quit Smoking
Five UW medical students recently finished their public-health elective class on tobacco treatment led by UW-CTRI Researchers Drs. Jessica Cook and Megan Piper. The course includes an overview of tobacco treatment and electronic medical records by UW-CTRI Director …
Ability to Tolerate Distress Associated with Smoking Abstinence
Those with a high ability to tolerate distress may be more likely to quit smoking and remain smoke-free a year later, according to a UW-CTRI paper published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Researchers looked at …