Given that tobacco remains the leading cause of disease and death in the US, access to care to help people quit should be a basic human right, assert the authors of a new editorial in …
First UW Cannabis Research Conference connects potential collaborators
UW-CTRI co-hosted the inaugural UW-Madison Cannabis Research Conference at Union South on Earth Day, April 22, 2025. As dual use of nicotine and cannabis grows, and the state legislature considers legalization of cannabis use, UW-CTRI staff networked …
Dr. McCarthy on Why Quitting Tobacco Helps Cancer Patients
UW-CTRI Research Director Dr. Danielle McCarthy talks to UW Health about why quitting tobacco use is so beneficial to cancer patients, and what UW is doing to facilitate it. To read more about the benefits, …
Paper: AI Tool Helps Screen for Addiction
UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Marlon Mundt and colleagues today published a paper in Nature Medicine that found, compared to patients who received provider-initiated consultations, patients identified for addiction medicine referrals by AI screening and who received …
UW-CTRI’s Matthews Wins Alder 12 Race
UW-CTRI Research Specialist Julia Matthews on April 1 defeated incumbent Alder Amani Latimer to represent District 12 on Madison’s City Council. That district includes north side neighborhoods near the Dane County Regional Airport. Matthews told the Capitol …
UW-CTRI Experts Present to 130 VA Providers
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Allie Gorrilla, MPH and UW-CTRI Researcher Dr. Jesse Kaye recently presented online to more than 130 VA Veteran Justice Program (VJP) providers from across the country. One participant said, “It was …
Research Demonstrates Vaping Turns Sleep Into a Vicious Cycle
Young adults who vaped experienced interrupted sleeping, which turned their sleep-vape schedule into a vicious cycle, according to research published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Researchers from the University of Texas in Houston and UW-CTRI …
UW-CTRI Staff Share Findings in New Orleans
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 …
BREATHE Team Finds Ways to Enhance Recruitment for Smoking Treatment Trials
UW-CTRI researchers have published a new study in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research that identifies some promising ways to improve smoking treatment trial recruitment in primary care settings. Using electronic health records (EHR) at …
Avenues Study Ads Get Movin’
The Avenues Study is recruiting people in Milwaukee and Madison who both smoke and vape for a research study trying different avenues to quit smoking – avenues that may or may not include quitting vaping …