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Quitting tobacco is the best thing you can do for your health.
UPMC’s Tobacco Treatment Service is free to our patients. We’ve been helping thousands of people quit smoking and using tobacco since 2012.
Our certified tobacco treatment specialists will work with you to create the best plan to quit.
We’ll help you:
The UPMC Tobacco Treatment Service is part of your care team at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Montefiore, and UPMC Western Psychiatric hospitals.
If you use tobacco or have recently quit smoking, you can have a bedside session with a tobacco treatment expert. You or your care team may either request a session, or one of our tobacco treatment specialists may visit you at bedside.
During the session, we’ll:
We also offer outpatient telehealth care. This means your visit with us for tobacco treatment will be by either live streaming video or phone.
If you’re a smoker or tobacco user, your surgeon may refer you to the outpatient telehealth service.
Quitting tobacco before surgery can lower your chance of complications, such as:
We’ll work with you and your care team to support you in quitting tobacco use before your planned surgery.
To make sure that you’re tobacco-free before surgery, you’ll need to take a carbon monoxide test during pre-op testing. We’ll test either your breath, blood, or urine.
If you’re receiving treatment at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, you have access to “Now’s the Time – Quit for Life Tobacco Treatment Program.” Your cancer care team will refer you to one of our tobacco treatment specialists.
People with cancer who quit smoking and using tobacco have:
We’ll work with you and your care team to support your goal to quit during and after your cancer treatment.
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