UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
UW-CTRI Outreach Director Rob Adsit, MEd, will have his last day at work for UW-CTRI in March and formally retire in July after 20 years of distinguished service at the Center. Details regarding his replacement will be forthcoming over the next few weeks, said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore. He joined the UW-CTRI staff in …
Comorbidities, area social deprivation, and access to treatment were all important contributors to the mortality disparity between American Indians and Alaska Natives compared to white inpatients with COVID-19, according to new research analysis. The results, published in Scientific Reports and based on data gathered from the COVID EHR Cohort at the University of Wisconsin (CEC-UW), …
Dean Robert Golden has asked UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to begin the process of searching for his successor. “For 18 years, Dean Golden has been an incredible supporter of UW-CTRI,” said UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore. “We couldn’t have asked for a leader of the School of Medicine and Public Health who would be more supportive …
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 afraid to encourage them to retry quitting immediately, said lead author Dr. Tanya Schlam, a UW professor and researcher. “Most …
A study led by USC researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the popular social media app TikTok and found a stark increase in vaping content from 2019 to 2022. Despite regulations by the federal government, a settlement with JUUL and pledges by both social media companies and some e-cigarette companies not to promote vaping …
The Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I), coordinated by the University of Wisconsin, has now helped more than 100,000 cancer patients to address their tobacco use via the 52 participating NCI-designated cancer centers. C3I is a Cancer Moonshot initiative funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). “I want to thank the Principal Investigators of the C3I …
In January, UW-CTRI will start reaching out directly to some UW Carbone Cancer Center patients who smoke to let them know about their tobacco treatment options. Patients will also be invited to join a new study comparing two active treatments to see which helps more people with cancer quit smoking. Connecting patients living with cancer …
The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line is quadrupling the length of free medications for all Wisconsin residents who want to rethink their tobacco use–for a limited time only. The Quit Line has long mailed a free two-week starter kit of nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, or nicotine gum to eligible tobacco users. But beginning January 1, the …
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Amy Skora served on a panel regarding sustainability of tobacco treatment programs at a conference in Orlando, Florida. The Bureau of Tobacco-Free Florida hosted the Health Systems Change Symposium. “It was good to network,” Skora said, “and see what other states are doing.” Hot topics included how to incentivize clinicians to …
Researchers asked participants to stop smoking for one day, then used a novel combination of subjective, psychophysiological, and neuroimaging approaches to see what happened. Results published in PLOS One demonstrated that 24 hours of smoking abstinence potently increased fear and anxious mood. The researchers, from the University of Maryland, Wisconsin, and colleagues said this finding …