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cold turkey

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cold turkey
the unpleasant physical and mental effects someone suffers when they suddenly stop taking drugs. The addict himself must make the decision that he wants to go cold turkey. The nurses are there to encourage patients through cold turkey.
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``She had to step in cold turkey and she did a fantastic job.
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And I'm so used to wigs that it was helpful not going completely cold turkey.
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As America's collective day of reckoning draws near, going cold turkey is not a practical option.
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