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News Release Archive
2008 2007 2006 2005

2009 Releases

Nov. 19   $9 Million Stop-Smoking Federal Grant Headed to Wisconsin
     
Nov. 2   UW-CTRI Researchers Find Combining Stop-Smoking Medications Best for Quitting
     
Oct. 19   UW-CTRI Director Earns National Honors for Advocacy
     
Oct. 12   Study of Smoking Among the Poor Reveals Striking Findings
     
July 30  

UW-CTRI Offers Resources to Dane County Smokers Wanting to Quit
     
July 29   New Research Tool Better Predicts Smoking Relapse
(WI-PREPARE)
     
June 25   Experts: Big Tobacco Dead by 2047
     
May 21   UW-CTRI Assistant Director Wins UW Regents Award for Excellence
     
May 11   Operation Quit Tobacco Expands
     
May 7  

More than 1,100 Current Wisconsin Kids Have Lost Their Moms to Smoking
     
March 31   UW-CTRI Director Wins Award
     
March 18   As Local Teens Proclaim ‘Kick Butts Day’ March 25,
Tobacco Quit Line Stands Ready to Help Them Quit
     
March 11   As Middleton Goes Smokefree, Residents Can Access Help to Quit
     
March 3  

UW-CTRI Offers Resources to Area Smokers Wanting to Quit
     
Feb. 17  

Analysis Shows That Linking Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike to Services to Help Smokers Quit Would Save Lives and Reduce Health-Care Costs

     
Feb. 3   As WI National Guard Prepares for Massive Deployment, Free Help With Quitting Smoking Available to All Troops and Vets

2008 Releases

Sept. 19   UW-CTRI Offers Resources to Dane County Smokers Wanting to Quit in Wake of Countywide Smokefree Ordinance
     
Sept. 10   Oct. 10 Event in Hayward, WI to Discuss Updated Guideline
     
Sept. 3   UW-CTRI Research Director Earns Prestigious Award
     
July 31   Quit Line Expands Services for Pregnant Women Who Smoke
     
July 12  

Wisconsin and Utah Researchers Crack “Kid-Smoking” Genetic Code
     
July 2   Insurance Coverage in Wisconsin for Quit-Smoking Medication Up 30 Percent Since 2002
     
June 3   Healthcare Summit in Menasha Offers New Recommendations to Combat State’s Leading Cause of Preventable Death
     
May 28   Healthcare Summit in Mosinee Offers New Recommendations to Combat State’s Leading Cause of Preventable Death
     
May 21   Healthcare Summit in Madison Offers New Recommendations to Combat State’s Leading Cause of Preventable Death
     
May 5   Wisconsin Researchers Lead Development of New
U.S. Public Health Service Recommendations
     
April 15  

Midwest’s First-Ever Comprehensive Study on High Tobacco Use/Tobacco-Related Deaths Among Those With Mental Illness and Other Addictions Underway
     
April 1  

Local Smoke-Free-Air Laws Mean More Smokers Will Consider Quitting:
     
March 25   REPORT: 200,000 Wisconsin Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in Homes
     
March 19   UW-CTRI Employee Wins National Award
     
March 4   National Speaker to Warn 3,000 Students about Dangers of Chewing Tobacco
     
Feb. 21   New BadgerCare Plus Program Helps Smokers Quit
     
Feb. 28   Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line Fields Record Number of Calls
     
Jan. 31   Megan Sheffer Helps Smokers Quit

2007 Releases

December 17   Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line Offers Free Medications
     
November 11   Operation Quit Tobacco Extended
     
October 9  

Students Can Quit Smoking, Earn Free Gifts

     
July 26   Tax Increase Would Prompt More Smokers to Quit and Protect Others From Secondhand Smoke
     
July 9   Operation Quit Tobacco Helps 300 Soldiers
     
June 26   New Stop Smoking Medication being Tested in Milwaukee
     
June 22   Healthcare Summit in Eau Claire Focuses on Treating Tobacco Use
     
February 19   Governor Declares Feb. 18-24 'Through With Chew Week'
   
January 5  

New Study Finds Tobacco Quitlines Inexpensive Treatment for Smokers
   
January 1   New Year's Resolution: Two New Ways to Quit Smoking

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2006 Releases

November 15   New Program to Help Troops Quit Smoking
     
October 5   Campaign Launches to Help Parents Quit Smoking
     
June 19   A Nicotine Vaccine: New Treatment to be Tested in Madison
     
May 23   Early UW Smoking Study Results Show High Quit Rates
     
May 1   Quit Line Helps 46,000 Callers in Just 5 Years
     
February 22   Taste Gene May Play Role in Smoking
     
February 20   Seniors Have New Reason to Quit Smoking
     
February 1   Oral Cancer Survivor to Speak to 2,500 Area Students about Dangers of Chewing Tobacco
     
January 5   Unique Smoking Study to Recruit 1,000 in Milwaukee

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2005 Releases

December 28   New Year's Resolution: Quit Smoking with Deb Kaye by Calling the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
     
December 19   Wisconsin Residents Prefer Smokefree Workplaces
     
September 14   Drinking, Depression, Anxiety Linked to Smoking
     
September 7   New England Journal Article Outlines DOJ Trial and Potential Health Benefits
     
August 16   More Than 100 Doctors Gather to Share Research on Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
     
June 30   With Ban on the Way, More Smokers Will Consider Quitting;
Free Resources Available to Smokers Wanting to Break Free
Madison Press Release
Appleton Press Release
     
June 21   More Health Insurers in Wis. Covering Quit-Smoking Medications and Counseling Than Ever Before
     
May 24   Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line Saves State Residents $26 Million in Health Care Costs
     
April 13   Groundbreaking New Smoking Study to Recruit Thousands in Wisconsin
     
March 8  

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