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cold turkey

noun as in complete and sudden withdrawal from an addictive substance

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He favours abstinence treatment programmes, when drug users go "cold turkey".

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Down one kidney, he’s forced to give up drinking cold turkey, but it’s not as easy as he suspects it’ll be.

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Withdrawing “cold turkey” from opioids while pregnant increases the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth.

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Starting with a super cold turkey will result in a longer roasting time.

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