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Posted by
Zep on November 25, 2000 at 10:00:01:
“Freedom” is the internet’s only 100% nicotine free “Cold Turkey” quit smoking support group. If you have tried all the magic cures and are now ready to rely upon “YOURSELF,” then Freedom is ready for you! You can get to Freedom through the attached link or by going to http://whyquit.com.
Aside from Freedom, there are scores of other online support groups, all of which have members quitting by various means, including nicotine products like the nicotine patch, gum, spray and inhaler.
The primary difference between cold turkey quitting and using nicotine products is in when physical nicotine withdrawal ends. Cold turkey is the abrupt halt of the use of all nicotine and within 72 hours the quitters blood will be 100% nicotine free. Nicotine products like the patch & gum use a gradual step-down approach to cessation, where full physical withdrawal is spread out over a two to three month period.
The journey taken by these two groups varies significantly in when physical withdrawal symptoms can be expected to occur. Do not allow yourself to get discouraged by what someone quitting by a different approach is experiencing. The cold turkey experience is clearly more intense for the first 72 hours but the nicotine product users may experience withdrawal discomfort when they eventually stop using nicotine.
Links to the major internet quit smoking support groups include:
"Freedom" http://whyquit.com
"QuitNet" http://www.quitnet.org
"The Board" http://www.quitsmoking.com
"Blairsville" http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com
"Unhooked" http://www.unhooked.org
"About.Com" http://www.delphi.com/ab-quitsmoking
I hope this information benefits you!
Breathe deep, hug hard, live long!
Zep : )
