Learning is available to all but only those
nicotine-free for 72 hours may join!
~ A 100% nicotine-clean cold turkey quitting forum ~
Welcome to Freedom!
Where desire is educated, motivated and supported.
Welcome! If you've started a new quit - within the past 30 days - and have quit nicotine cold turkey (without the use of any product, medicine, procedure or e-cigarettes), and have remained nicotine-free for 72 hours then you likely qualify for membership! Before going any further, carefully read Freedom's Relapse Policy and Courtesies and Rules to make sure that Freedom is right for you.
Freedom is more than a traditional Internet-based support site. It is an educational forum. 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 our bodies. We are drug addicts in the truest sense, living from fix to fix. Full acceptance of who and where we are is the first step in allowing us to see where we need to go.
Freedom is a cold turkey nicotine dependency recovery group. Our relapse policy allows only one membership per lifetime. Although it sounds harsh, 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 from Nicotine!
~ Step One ~
A nicotine-clean body is neccessary in order to apply for membership. All nicotine will be out of the body within three days of ending all use. We've selected 72 hours as the time period that applicants must remain nicotine-free in order to qualify for membership. The above education link is to articles that will aid you in navigating the first 72 hours.
Both of Freedom's directors have written free PDF e-books. Joel Spitzer has provided smoking cessation and prevention services since 1972. His free book is called Never Take Another Puff (1.4MB). John R. Polito is a former 30-year three pack-a-day smoker, founder of WhyQuit and a student of Joel's since 2000. John's book is called Freedom from Nicotine - The Journey Home (2MB). If your motivation needs a boost explore our parent site www.WhyQuit.com!
~ Step Two ~
Applying for Membership at the End of 72 Hours
Once you meet Freedom's membership qualifications (quit nicotine cold turkey, remain nicotine-free for 72 hours, have quit within the past 30 days) and have carefully read Freedom's Relapse Policy and Courtesies and Rules you are ready for step two, applying for membership!
How to Join Freedom
1. Click "Sign Up" at the top of www.ffn.yuku.com . Yuku’s registration page opens. Fill out Yuku’s registration form. You don’t need to provide a last name. You must be age 18 or older to join. Once the form is filled out click on I Agree! Now Sign Me Up!
2. The Profile Name/User Name page opens. Pick a user name you want other members to call you when answering your messages. Although not mandatory, you can also upload a photo of you, your pet or any other favorite image (you can also do this later). It will be displayed to the left of your messages. Click Finish.
3. Yuku’s "Find Friends" page opens. Skip this page. Click Later (lower right corner)
4. Yuku’s "Getting Started Guide" opens. Skip it. Click the link at the top labeled: Back to Freedom from Nicotine - a cold turkey quitting forum (ffn.yuku.com)
5. Yuku transports you to Freedom’s main page. Now it’s time to register with us. To do so, simply click on any message board, then click on any Topic Title, and when the topic opens attempt to post a message to the thread by clicking on Add Reply (on the far right side at the top or bottom).
6. Yuku’s "Confirm Your Account" page opens. Yuku is about to send an email to the email account listed in order to verify it’s your account. Click RESEND (lower right). Yuku’s then instructs you to go to your email account and open their confirmation email. In the account validation email click the top link, beneath the words "Here is your validation link."
7. Freedom’s Apply for Membership page opens. Please read it carefully and then provide the following four (4) items of requested info in the Your Message box at the bottom and click Send. We will promptly review your application and if the 4 items of info show you qualify for membership we’ll send you an acceptance letter welcoming you to the group.
Your application message MUST tell us that:
1. I affirm that I stopped using all nicotine cold turkey within the past 30 days, without use of any quitting product, undergoing any quitting procedure or use of e-cigarettes, and have remained 100% nicotine free for at least 72 hours.
Quitting products include but are not limited to: NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy products - the nicotine patch, nicotine gum, nicotine lozenge, spray or inhaler) Zyban or Wellbutin ( bupropion), Chantix or Champix (varenicline) or herbs.
Quitting procedures include but are not limited to: acupuncture, laser therapy, hypnosis or injections.
The only exceptions to the above are:
(1) those who have used NRT or e-cigarettes for at least 6 months, and now realize that NRT or the e-cigarette simply transferred their delivery system for nicotine, and who are now quitting NRT or e-cigarettes cold turkey; and
(2) those who were prescribed bupropion for reasons other than quitting.
2. The date I stopped using all nicotine was:
Please state the above date in the MM/DD/YY format.
3. My e-mail address is:
Please be sure to provide an email address that you regularly check.
4. I have read and agree to fully abide by Freedom's Relapse Policy and Courtesies and Rules.
Please click on each link and carefully read these two documents.
What if you do not qualify for membership?
If you apply for membership without providing the above information which is highlighted in red, apply before you have completed 72 hours without nicotine, or quit more than 30 days ago, we will feel badly but have no choice but to deny your application. If you do not qualify for membership or feel Freedom's deadly serious focus isn't a good fit, we still hope you'll stay and continue reading with us. This is WhyQuit's link to other free cessation support groups. This Google "quit smoking support group" search link provides direct links to scores of additional online quitting groups.
We wish you the very best. We do hope you'll continue reading, learning and growing in understanding of your nicotine dependency. We're here and remain ready to support you via e-mail. If you have questions or concerns that you cannot find answers to on the board please write us at managers@whyquit.com and we will address your questions via email.
Remember, there is only one rule that we need follow in order to remain nicotine free for the remainder of our lives ...
No Nicotine Today!
Last updated 10/21/09 by jrp & sh - also update http://whyquit.com/freedom.html