if somebody stops taking a drug cold turkey, they stop in a sudden way that produces an unpleasant state
I quit smoking cold turkey.
Topics Illnessc2
cold turkey
noun
/ˌkəʊld ˈtɜːki/
/ˌkəʊld ˈtɜːrki/
[uncountable]
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the unpleasant state that drug addicts experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug; a way of treating drug addicts that makes them experience this stateTopics Illnessc2