Freshstart is the quit smoking program. It consists of two, two-hour sessions held during a two-week period. All of the methods and activities contain the most effective elements for success. The single most important element is YOU - and your dedication to fight the addiction to nicotine that makes you want to smoke. Freshstart can be your start to a new life without cigarettes! Here are some answers to questions you might have about Freshstart.

Why quit now?
You already know that smoking increases your chances of developing emphysema, heart disease, and lung and other cancers. It is a scientific fact that quitting smoking, no matter how long you have been smoking, does decrease your risk of smoking-related diseases and it does improve your health. Five years after quitting, the risk of lung cancer decreases by almost half. People who quit smoking experience improved cardiovascular function which means lower blood pressure and more energy. They also enjoy a renewed sense of taste and smell.

How Is freshstart Unique?
Freshstart is designed for you, the adult smoker - no gimmicks, meaningless group activities, or busywork.
Freshstart is designed for you, the adult smoker - no gimmicks, meaningless group activities, or busywork.
Freshstart is designed for you, the adult smoker - no gimmicks, meaningless group activities, or busywork.
While Freshstart uses group interaction to support quitting goals, individual situations are given more attention than group process.
Freshstart addresses the variety of reasons people smoke: physical addiction, habit, and psychological dependency.
 Quitting smoking quickly is the main goal of Freshstart, maintained by techniques and support to keep a smoker off cigarettes.

What Will Happen to Me in Freshstart?
The Freshstart program is designed to help you stop smoking in two weeks. Freshstart emphasizes that smoking cessation is a two-part process: (1) stopping and (2) staying stopped. Because individuals differ as to which part is most difficult for them, Freshstart addresses both processes: the group and your facilitator will help you stop smoking as quickly as possible and learn new techniques for ending your physical and psychological need to smoke.

The two meetings you attend will be conducted as work sessions. Your Freshstart facilitator will begin each meeting by asking for questions or individual reactions from group members. Quitting cold turkey, use of the nicotine patch, fighting urges to smoke, addressing physical symptoms of withdrawal from smoking, and highlighting all of the benefits of not smoking are completely discussed throughout the two weeks. Freshstart will give you concrete ways to handle two major obstacles for many ex-smokers: weight control and stress management. You will have a Freshstart kit with materials for you to review and use at meetings and at home. All along, Freshstart reinforces that YOU are the key to your own fresh start. Freshstart gives you effective tools to use while you stop yourself from smoking.

Staying quit and enjoying it forever is possible.