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Elections make addicts overstay at Punjab rehabilitation centres
Fearing free distribution of drugs and liquor during elections, the families of drug addicts are prolonging their stay at various de-addiction, counselling and rehabilitation centres across the state. Advertisement. Various addicts undergoing …
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Xenia OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces New Intervention Services
XENIA, OH (PRWEB) April 20, 2014. Xenia OH Alcohol Drug Rehab is announcing that new intervention services are now available for adults and adolescents dealing with drug addiction issues in Xenia and surrounding cities. The influx of drugs like cocaine …
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Warren OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Drug Detoxification Services
For a free consultation, call 330-269-7028. Share on Twitter Share on … Warren OH Alcohol Drug Rehab announces that it is expanding the drug detoxification services available for drug addicts in Warren and surrounding cities. There can be no greater …
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Question by Toby: Will you miss Carlito?
WWE.com released him today do to its wellness program it was his very first violation,

Were any of you a fan of Carlito?

Best answer:

Answer by J.S.R.G. (R.I.P. RJD)
no i will not, if it was back in 2006 than yes

Answer by EWA Champion The Amazing Adam
yeah, loved his funny promos… it is truly sad that a future legend such as Carlito is released from the WWE.. Seems like WWE doesn’t treat anyone with respect these dayz :(!

Oxford OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches New Program Geared Toward Drug
Oxford OH Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching a new program dedicated to helping drug addicts leave their destructive lives in the past in Oxford. It is no secret that drug addiction takes hold of people and leaves wrecked lives in its wake. Think of drug …
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Questions posed on impact of mental health, drug rehab facility in Monroe
MONROE — Worries, complaints and welcomes alike were on display Thursday as dozens from the community and areas beyond gathered to hear about the proposed psychiatric hospital in Monroe. The proposed Walton Behavioral Hospital — designed to …
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Heroin epidemic younger, whiter
Drugs take their money, pride, families, jobs, self-esteem, and sometimes, even their lives. Michael Flunder believes he's here only by the grace of God. An addict for 20 years, Mr. Flunder, 60, works as a substance abuse counselor in Toledo and comes …
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Sunset Park drug counseling center expanding its mission
Donna Mae DePola (seated) and Dona Pagan are two of the friendly faces recovering drug addicts and alcoholics will find at The Resource Training and Counseling Center in Sunset Park. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas …
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Courier Times Community Calendar for April 14
Support group for women with cancer and their caregivers. Center for Women's Health, 540 N. Woodbourne Rd., Langhorne. Free. Monica 215-750-6611, ext. 125. Nar-Anon. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Relatives and friends concerned about addiction or drug problem of …
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Nurses help addicts inject heroin at controversial clinic battling H.I.V.
British Columbia has successfully stemmed an epidemic of AIDS in one of the hardest to reach populations: intravenous drug addicts. Correspondent William Brangham examines the ways that medical professionals are taking on the spread of H.I.V, including …
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Tennessee bill OKs criminal charges for mothers' prenatal drug use
A bill to allow criminal assault charges against women whose infants suffer harm from their mothers' prenatal drug abuse may soon be on the books in Tennessee. House Bill 1295 now awaits a signature from Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. The measure would …
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Recovering drug addicts share message of recovery at Horicon heroin summit
"It started with my father," Darby said. "He literally died with a rope around his neck and a needle in his arm." "I thought social drinking and drugs was just common," Alvarado said. The Fox Valley natives grew up surrounded by alcohol and drugs …
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Question by Smile!: Where does the phrase “going cold turkey” come from?

Best answer:

Answer by Monty
“”Cold turkey” is an expression describing the actions of a person who gives up a habit or addiction all at once. That is, rather than gradually easing the process through reduction or by using replacement medication. Its supposed advantage is that by not actively using supplemental methods, the person avoids thinking about the habit and its temptation, and avoids further feeding the chemical addiction. The supposed disadvantages related to the abuse of drugs such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, and heroin are unbearable withdrawal symptoms from the total absence, which may cause tremendous stress on the heart and blood vessels and — in a worst case scenario — possible stroke or heart failure.

The etymology derives from the phrase talk turkey, in which someone deals matter-of-factly with a subject. Some, however, believe the derivation is from the comparison of a cold turkey carcass and the state of a withdrawing addict — most notably, the cold sweats and goose bumps. It is often preceded by the verb “to go,” as in “going cold turkey.” Yet another suggestion of origin is that cold turkey is a dish that needs little or no preparation. “To quit like cold turkey” would be to quit in the same way a cold turkey is served, instantly just as you are without preparation.

Answer by –>The Reverend
Cold turkey refers to the clammy, cold, sweaty and goose bumped state of the heroin addict that is trying to “kick” the habit. This happens when the junkie decides to give up heroin without any sort of support mechanism – such as methadone – to take the place of the heroin. The body reacts by turning cold, clammy, sweaty, and the skin resembles that of a cold turkey.

‘Without preparation’. First used in correlation with withdrawl from an addictive substance in the 1920s with regards to heroin addiction. The idea being that “cold turkey” is a food that requires little to no preparation to eat – hence doing something “cold turkey” means the action will be done without preparation & immediately. Also connected to the notion that the symptoms of withdrawl from many substances include cold sweats (moisture), and sallow skin – much like that of a cold, dead, turkey.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=going+cold+turkey

Immediate, complete withdrawal from something, especially an addictive substance; also, without planning or preparation. For example, My bad shoulder forced me to quit playing tennis cold turkey, or I’d never done any rock climbing, but decided to try it cold turkey. This term may have come from the earlier expression talk turkey (for blunt speaking). At first used strictly for abrupt withdrawal from drugs or alcohol, it soon was transferred to quitting any habit or activity.

By 1922, cold turkey was not always a leftover from Thanksgiving dinner. For an addict, it was quite the opposite. “This method of sudden withdrawall,” explained a writer that year, “is described in the jargon of the jail as ‘the cold turkey’ treatment,” It meant “to immediately and completely give up a substance, such as narcotics or alcohol, to which one was addicted.”

The shock to the system was such that few addicts voluntarily chose it. “Mention of the ‘cold turkey treatment’ gives a chill of horror to a drug addict,” said Newsweek in 1933. “It means being thrown in jail with his drug supply completely cut off.” And Mickey Spillane wrote in I, the Jury (1947), “I doubt if you can comprehend what it means to one addicted to narcotics to go ‘cold turkey’ as they call it.”

This use of cold turkey is an outgrowth of a previous sense, attested as early as 1910, meaning “extreme plainness and directness,” going back to talk turkey, attested in 1830. Carl Sandburg used the term this way in a 1922 letter: “I’m going to talk cold turkey with the booksellers about the hot gravy in the stories.”

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Of course, the term ‘cold turkey’ in the literal ‘cold meat’ sense appears many times in recipes – ‘cold turkey salad’ etc. Neither of the meanings above appear to have any allusory link back to that though.

The most common use of the term is now in relation to drug withdrawal. The earliest reference I can find to that is from the Canadian newspaper The Daily Colonist, October 1921:

“Perhaps the most pitiful figures who have appeared before Dr. Carleton Simon..are those who voluntarily surrender themselves. When they go before him, they [drug addicts] are given what is called the ‘cold turkey’ treatment.”

The 1936 edition of American Speech gave a definition of the term:

“Cold turkey, treatment of addicts in institutions where they are taken off drugs suddenly without the ‘tapering off’ which the addict always desires.”

The ‘plain talking/getting down to business’ meaning of the term is largely limited to the U.S.A. The English newspaper The Daily Express explained that for an English audience in a January 1928 edition:

“She talked cold turkey about sex. ‘Cold turkey’ means plain truth in America.”

There are many uses of the term in U.S. citations from the early 20th century. For example, this from The Oakland Tribune, August 1915:

“This letter talks cold turkey. It gets down to brass.”

In the state of drug withdrawal the addict’s blood is directed to the internal organs, leaving the skin white and with goose bumps. It has been suggested that this is what is alluded to by ‘cold turkey’. That seems doubtful. It is much more likely that the allusion is to the direct, no nonsense approach indicated by the earlier ‘plain speaking’ meaning of the term.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/96950.html

New Addiction Helpline in Manorville, NY Assists Troubled Teens Suffering From
The Alcoholism Treatment Manorville Helpline is (631) 693-6821. Teenagers can call this helpline to find a drug detoxification treatment center that can best help them surpass their addiction problems. Once admitted into a teenage rehab facility, they …
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South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts
Atlantic County has about 180 beds between the Lighthouse in Mays Landing and the John Brooks Recovery Center in Atlantic City, while Ocean County has 38 beds at Sunrise Detox in Toms River. Years ago, when she still used drugs, Bacon had little …
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New Addiction Helpline in Chenango, NY Provides Substance Abuse Recovery
The helpline gives information on the treatments and programs available at teen rehabilitation facilities. Some of the common programs at rehabs consist of group therapy, individual therapy, drug detox, and education programs. The answers to tons of …
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'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
Fitzgerald knows that many of the clients he sees at 25 may be back in rehab at 35, but he tries to remain optimistic that some of what they learn at Central City will, ultimately, make a difference. “That's about all you can do,” he says, “hope some …
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Heroin Use Rising in Corpus Christi
Many of the calls range from people wanting to get on a detox program or wanting to join a 12 step program. … If you know someone who is struggling with Heroin addiction there are a couple different recovery centers in Corpus Christi that can help.
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