Cold turkey
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title:
Cold turkey
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Cold turkey refers to the abrupt cessation of substance use in the context of substance dependence, as opposed to gradually easing the process through reduction over time or by using replacement medication. Sudden withdrawal from drugs such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, and barbiturates can be extremely dangerous, leading to potentially fatal seizures. For long-term alcoholics, going cold turkey can cause life-threatening delirium tremens. In the case of opioid withdrawal, going "cold turkey" is
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Abrupt cessation of a substance dependence
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_turkey
date created:
2004-04-28T12:05:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T07:39:26Z
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