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Cannabis use associated with difficulty switching cigarettes out for vapes
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 …
September 4, 2025Vapes shaped like… purses?
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 …
September 3, 2025UW-CTRI presents findings in Chicago
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 …
September 3, 2025Vaping: What are Wisconsin young adults thinking?
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 …
July 30, 2025UW-CTRI media round-up
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: New York Times and AMA News: UW Cardiologist Dr. Jim Stein, who …
July 30, 2025AAP names Dr. Brian Williams to tobacco section
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 …
July 30, 2025Half of teens try to quit vaping
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 …
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