"A 100% nicotine clean cessation forum"
Where desire is educated, motivated and supported
Welcome to FREEDOM ! If you're starting a new quit and are truly serious about ending all dependence upon nicotine (including using nicotine products like the patch and nicotine gum) then you’ve come to the right place! If you are not yet serious about quitting, then we strongly recommend that you locate and join another program, as our relapse policy allows only one group participation opportunity per applicant. Save it until you're serious!
Within 72 hours of your last use of nicotine, your blood will be 100% nicotine clean and your withdrawal symptoms will peak in intensity and then begin to gradually decline.
Freedom's online educational experience involves two steps. First, 72 hours of reading, learning, and nicotine cleansing, followed by admission into our 100% nicotine-free member forum.
If you've been hooked on tobacco for years without ever fully understanding why then don't feel alone! Oh, we may have briefly read a list of quitting tips, the instructions for using a nicotine patch or chewing nicotine gum, we may have relaxed with a hypnotist or tried acupuncture, but when did we take the time to master the core principles associated with nicotine addiction and recovery? In that your entire life revolved around regular nicotine feedings, why not dedicate yourself to becoming an educated quitter.
None of our prior efforts failed because we picked the wrong date or because of poor planning. They ended in relapse because we put nicotine back into these bodies. Yes, we are true drug addicts, who lived from fix to fix, dependent upon a drug that permanently enslaves the brain reward pathways of well over 70% of all regular users. By contrast, only about 10% alcohol users and 15% of powdered cocaine users become chemically dependent. Yes, we are drug addicts in the truest sense, slaves to a master more addictive than heroin !
There must be at least one place on earth where nicotine has no voice, a place where those serious about freedom can take comfort in the fact that those supporting them are serious too. That place is FREEDOM and you've found it. FREEDOM's adversary is nicotine and it is unwelcome here, in any form or amount.
Please note that if you're still using nicotine in any form that none of our members will consider you as has having "quit" yet. We measure cessation not in terms of when you stopped smoking or using other tobacco products but when you ceased all use of the drug upon which you're chemically dependent - nicotine.
In the past, it's likely that you fought your addiction in total darkness. By learning "why" you reach for each cigarette, "why" quitting seems difficult, "how" to effectively cope with the symptoms of withdrawal, and "how" to forever avoid relapse, you'll turn on the lights and this journey will be like none before. Keep an open mind because for many here at Freedom, this has been their easiest withdrawal ever! Are you ready for step one?
Step One
The First 72 Hours
A nicotine clean body (maximum of 72 hours) is the price of admission to FREEDOM's interactive message boards. We've put together a basic link roadmap of sorts to aid you in navigating the first three days and ridding your body of nicotine. We call it:
The core of FREEDOM’s educational experience is what we fondly refer to as " Joel’s Library " and it contains about 90 short clinic articles written by Joel, a smoking cessation instructor of thirty years, and an active manager here at FREEDOM. It may take you a day or more to read them all for the first time, but by doing so you will receive an excellent quit education and you just may save your life.
Aside from Joel’s Library , members and staff have also indexed articles under twenty-one different Message Boards . To see the newest messages posted to all twenty Message Boards at once, you'll need to click the View All Topics link at the bottom of the list of Message Boards. Our members will be posting messages and encouragement to help you through your first 72 hours so be sure and spend some time reading under View All Topics .
In reading individual Message Boards, we highly recommend " Advice 4 Newbies " which is loaded with scores of powerful and thought provoking articles to help guide you through the first 72 hours. If your motivation needs a boost visit WhyQuit.Com .
Step Two
Applying for Membership at the End of 72 Hours
Now that you've remained nicotine free for 72 hours it's time to apply and join us. Remember, we only accept applications for those applicants who tell us that have remained nicotine free for at least 72 hours. Each membership application contains a space for a "message." We're sorry but all applications will be immediately denied unless they contain the following information:
1. A statement that you have not used any nicotine for the past 72 hours (including nicotine patches, nicotine gums, nicotine sprays, nicotine inhalers, nicotine pills, nicotine liquids, nicotine candy, cigars, snuff, dip, cigarettes or any other product containing nicotine)
2. The date you stopped using all nicotine
3. A valid email address
4. Tell us that you have read Relapse Policy .
If you apply for membership without providing the above information, or apply early , we have no choice but to deny your application. Please do not get discouraged by the nasty denial letter than MSN automatically generates when an application is denied. Once your body is nicotine clean simply reapply - providing the needed info - and we'll get you in as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!
Oh yes, God is always welcome at FREEDOM! Remember, there is only one rule that we need all follow in order to remain nicotine free for the remainder of our life - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!
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