cold turkey method

A cessation technique used for narcotic or nicotine addictions, in which withdrawal symptoms are treated as little as possible, with the hope that once the addict has passed through the catharsis of withdrawal—and its unpleasant symptoms—he/she will be unwilling to re-initiate drug abuse
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cold turkey method

Substance abuse A cessation technique used in narcotic or nicotine addicts, where withdrawal Sx are treated as little as possible, with the hope that once the addict has passed through the catharsis of withdrawal–and its unpleasant Sx, he/she would be unwilling to re-initiate drug abuse
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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