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No Judgements. Just Help. Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line 1-800-QUIT-NOW

February 26, 2022

Free Help. Free Medications. Visit WiQuitLine.org or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Quitting Smoking, Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line

No Menthol Sunday: Shyquetta McElroy Talks Smoking, Quitting and Poetry

May 15, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The first time Shyquetta McElroy puffed on a cigarette, she was 12 and had just lit it for her mom. She did not like it, but nearly a decade later, she tried again. For 11 … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Quitting Smoking, Shyquetta McElroy, Tobacco Prevention

Encouraging Ads to Stop Smoking

January 13, 2018

By Nyesha Stone How many smokers do you know? And how many of those smokers have told you they’ve wanted to or have tried to quit smoking? The number is quite high, isn’t it? Well, there’s a reason … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Every Try Counts, Nyesha Stone, Quitting Smoking

One Way to Lower the Smoking Rate in the African American Community; Stop Youth From Smoking Now

November 26, 2016

By Karen Stokes Tobacco products are destroying the health of the African American community. Tobacco use is related to cancer, heart disease and stroke, which are the three leading causes of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Karen Stokes, Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quitting Smoking, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network

The Simple Facts and Hard Truths About COPD

December 11, 2015

By Dr. Dorian James, RCP, AE-C We’ve heard the term COPD but what does that mean? The acronym stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and is primarily comprised of two … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD, Dorian James, Pulmedix Asthma Care Center, Quitting Smoking

Sometimes, It’s Good to Be a Quitter

June 6, 2015

By Ariele Vaccaro Though it’s been half a century since the Surgeon General first released reports on the dangers of smoking cigarettes, the threat of tobacco-related illnesses hasn’t … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ariele Vaccaro, E-Cigarettes, Quitting Smoking, Tobacco Prevention, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network

Centers for Disease Control: ‘More Wisconsinites than Ever are Quitting’

May 16, 2015

By Tiffany Crouse 33,390 people have died from smoking between 2008 and 2012, according to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Urban Initiatives and Research. May is smoking … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ileen Gilbert, Quitting Smoking, Tiffany Crouse

Pregnant women, new moms and others with new babies are encouraged to take part in Wisconsin programs to quit smoking

September 28, 2013

September is National Infant Mortality Month Madison—It is no secret that breaking an addiction to nicotine is extremely difficult, even when there is a strong incentive to quit— such as during … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Infant Mortality, Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Pregnancy, Quitting Smoking, SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

A new wrinkle in smoking research

July 4, 2013

If health concerns won’t get college students to quit smoking, maybe experiencing the future will. That’s the finding of Hayeon Song, an assistant professor of communication at the University of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Hayeon Song, Quitting Smoking, Smoking Research

May: Asthma Awareness Month

May 26, 2012

By Dorian James Asthma is a serious, sometimes life-threatening disease… and one that affects almost 20 million people in the United States. Statistics for asthma in America are so high that the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Asthma, Dorian James, Quitting Smoking, Secondhand Smoke

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