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American Indian Quitline Helps Melissa Address Her Smoking
Melissa started smoking when she was 11 years old. She would sneak Salems from her grandma’s purse and meet her friends at the park. “We would smoke and think we looked like glamour queens,” Melissa …
April 3, 2024New Study Will Help Youth Quit Vaping
More than 1.4 million adolescents and 4.7 million young adults in the United States report vaping, according to FDA and CDC’s National Youth Tobacco Survey. The majority never smoked. To help them quit, UW-CTRI Researcher …
April 3, 2024UW-CTRI Staffers Present at Conference in Edinburgh
UW-CTRI colleagues presented (or were co-authors on) 12 unique sets of findings at the upcoming Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2024 Annual Conference March 20-23 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Here’s a rundown of UW-CTRI …
April 3, 2024UW-CTRI Promotes Karen Conner to be the Next Outreach Director
Karen Conner will be the next UW-CTRI Outreach Director, taking over for Rob Adsit, who is retiring. She will begin on March 16 in an interim role while Adsit is on leave and will officially …
March 4, 2024Cigarettes with Very-Low Nicotine Substitute for Typical Cigs Equally Well as Vapes
It may be that a key to helping people avoid their cigarettes is using a product that mimics the hand-mouth experience of traditional cigarettes—regardless of the level of nicotine it delivers. UW-CTRI researchers tested cigarettes …
March 4, 2024UW-CTRI Appreciates Rob Adsit as He Retires
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 …
February 1, 2024UW Examines COVID‑related Disparities Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
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, …
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