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What Does the Cold Tukey Mean in the Phrase “Quitting Cold Turkey” ?
Question by pokawawa: What does the cold tukey mean in the phrase “quitting cold turkey” ?
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Answer by Cait
It means just cutting it out of your life, abruptly. Like a smoker for example. I f a smoker quits cold turkey, that means that he didn’t just cut back on cigarettes a little bit, he just stopped smoking them altogether.
Hope this helps! Good Luck! 😀
Answer by callmebillybob
It means to just all of a sudden stop.
The deadly war on e-cigarettes
Cigarettes continue to kill a half-million Americans every year while holding 100-fold that number in addiction's deadly grasp. Yet a perverse … Shortly after the Food and Drug Administration got authority over tobacco products in 2009, the agency …
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Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment
Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and …
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
In Virginia, heroin-related deaths jumped from 101 to 213 between 2011 and 2013, according to preliminary data, and more than doubled in the District from 2010 to 2013. Addicts seeking publicly funded treatment in Virginia face an average wait of 18 …
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Fairfax Mother of Young Heroin Addict: ‘There Were Clues. but We Had No Clue.’ – Washington Post
Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: ‘There were clues. But we had no clue.’ – Washington Post
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Washington Post The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, well-educated area, young people are jeopardizing … |
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More Somerville families opening up about heroin addiction – Wicked Local Northborough
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More Somerville families opening up about heroin addiction
Wicked Local Northborough The names change but the story is the same. For Vicky Westcott, it's a story that more people need to hear. Only close family friends knew about her son Tommy's problem while he was alive, but nowadays when people ask what happened to him, she tells … |
Prevention Key to Addressing Drug Abuse
Prevention key to addressing drug abuse
BEIRUT: Often cited by authorities and experts as the most effective defense against abuse and addiction among adolescents, methods of prevention are underfunded in Lebanon despite the rise in drug use among youths. “Experts suggest that when tackling …
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Do / April 2014 / Wrestling legend Iron Sheik sounds off on that 'no good …
Magen: Like Canada has hockey, Iran has wrestling. It's the sport everyone was to be successful in. The movie isn't what I expected — you've had a pretty tragic turn in your life. What caused your drug addiction? Toughest sport in the world is pro …
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Overdose Victim: Make Narcan Available to All Who Need It
Overdose Victim: Make Narcan Available To All Who Need It
– Monroe News photo by KIM BRENT Mike McKeone struggled with a heroin addiction for 3 years. When he overdosed, it was Narcan that saved his life. Narcan is carried by firefighter/paramedics as well as ambulance paramedics and blocks opiates from being absorbed, thereby stopping an overdose.
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Sunday's Double-Sainthood Is Not Without Controversy
Sunday's double-sainthood is not without controversy
Churches will remain open all night Saturday for prayer vigils ahead of the mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, to honor two Roman Catholic leaders whose pontificates spanned from the height of the Cold War with the Cuban missile crisis to the fall …
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Natalie Cole shares secret to beating addiction
She's going to do what she learned to do in recovery meetings, Cole said: "Tell them what happened, what it was like – and what it's like now." Cole tried marijuana in high school; in college … "Not everybody was addicted." Cole, though, became …
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