Project MindUp

03/13/2023

Introduction: People with HIV (PWH) who smoke have reported that managing anxiety is a barrier to making a quit attempt and maintaining abstinence post-quit. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of an app-based mindfulness intervention, Unwinding Anxiety, to reduce anxiety prior to....

02/02/2022

Now enrolling participants. If you are ready to quit smoking, give use a call. We can help!

04/05/2021

Project MINDUP - (401)-863-6680.
A research study by Brown University Investigators for smokers. For many smokers, stress can interfere with their ability to quit. Sound like you? If so, we may be able to help!!
We are conducting an 8-week research study to help smokers manage stress. This is a remote study with no personal contact (all sessions done online). Participants are compensated for their time and participation. POZ status
CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION!!
Ask for Cathy. 401-863-6680

Active Projects At the Brown Smoke Lab, we have a variety of teen and adult studies happening. Please see below to find the right study for you: Project SIREN Teen smoking research study Our study is interested in the effects that ci******es containing lower levels of ni****ne may have on teen smoki...

04/05/2021

Project MINDUP - (401)-863-6680.
A research study by Brown University Investigators for smokers. For many smokers, stress can interfere with their ability to quit. Sound like you? If so, we may be able to help!!
We are conducting an 8-week research study to help smokers manage stress. This is a remote study with no personal contact (all sessions done online). Participants are compensated for their time and participation.
CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION!!
Ask for Cathy. 401-863-6680

Active Projects At the Brown Smoke Lab, we have a variety of teen and adult studies happening. Please see below to find the right study for you: Project SIREN Teen smoking research study Our study is interested in the effects that ci******es containing lower levels of ni****ne may have on teen smoki...

03/01/2021

For many smokers, stress can interfere with their ability to quit. Sound like you? If so, we may be able to help!!
We are conducting an 8-week research study to help smokers manage stress. This is a remote study with no personal contact (all sessions done online). Participants are compensated for their time and participation.
Call for more information!!
401-863-6680

01/11/2021

HIV & Smoking - Summary
More than a million people in the U.S. are living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) or AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Thanks to advances in treatment, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who use antiretroviral therapy can expect to live as long as people who don't have HIV.

If you are HIV-positive and smoke, you're not alone. Smoking is much more common among PLWHA than people without HIV.
To read the whole page, go to - https://www.becomeanex.org/hiv-and-smoking/

01/05/2021

https://www.poz.com/article/attention-hivpositive-smokers-article-save-life

Aside from taking antiretrovirals, quitting smoking is the number one way people with HIV can lower their risk of illness and death.

12/17/2020

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/diseases/smoking-and-hiv.html

Smoking is a serious health threat for everyone, but it's especially dangerous for people living with HIV. Smoking raises your risk for heart disease, cancer, serious lung diseases and infections....

12/16/2020

Do you sometimes struggle with anxiety and stress? Are you HIV+?
We are examining a new way to help smokers manage stress. Investigators at Brown University are conducting an 8-week research study to examine different approaches to help smokers quit smoking.
Participants will be compensated for their time and participation. This is a remote study with minimum in-person contact!
If interested, give Cathy a call at 401 863 6680.
We look forward to hearing from you.