• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Asthma
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Heart disease
• Cancer

Temple’s Smoking Cessation Center offers both drug therapy and behavioral therapy. Medications can help reduce cravings for cigarettes or reduce withdrawal symptoms. Medication options include:

• Nicotine replacements
• Welbutrin
• Chantix

The Smoking Cessation Center also offers group counseling sessions every week. These sessions help patients deal with triggers, withdrawal symptoms, relapse, coping mechanisms, weight gain, and other behavioral aspects of quitting smoking in a supportive and caring environment.