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Quit Line Quadruples Free Meds
Still looking to make good on your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, chewing or vaping nicotine? As of today, for a limited time, both the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line and Live Vape Free will …
January 28, 2026Product Watch
Welcome to the home page for Product Watch. On this page, we bring you the latest new tobacco products with a public health perspective from UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria. New nicotine lozenges resemble candy …
January 23, 2026Wisconsin Idea to Shine in Baltimore
UW-CTRI colleagues will embody the Wisconsin Idea by presenting their research findings to people from around the world during the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s 2026 annual conference in Baltimore. Here is a …
January 7, 2026C3I Cancer Centers Sustain Progress
Most of the cancer center teams who agreed to help their patients quit tobacco use have sustained that high-quality care even after funding for it ended, according to a new paper published in Cancer Medicine …
January 7, 2026New nicotine lozenges resemble candy
2One, a company that makes nicotine pouches, now sells nicotine lozenges called Hyppe. These products should not be confused with the nicotine lozenges that are approved by the FDA for smoking cessation. They resemble cough …
January 7, 2026UW-CTRI media round-up
UW-CTRI staff recently granted interviews to several media outlets. So saddle up, y’all, for this month’s round-up! UW-CTRI Director Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria spoke with WCLO radio about health concerns from new vaping products such as those …
December 4, 2025Test deciphers whether a patient really smoked, vaped or both
Researchers published a paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research about a novel way to test whether a patient has used just vaping products, just smoking products or both within the last 48 hours. The research, …
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