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COLD TURKEY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cold turkey
1, record 1, English, cold%20turkey
correct, adverb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Without a period of gradual adjustment, adaptation, or withdrawal. 2, record 1, English, - cold%20turkey
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
quit smoking cold turkey 2, record 1, English, - cold%20turkey
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- d'un seul coup
1, record 1, French, d%27un%20seul%20coup
correct, adverb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
arrêter de fumer d'un seul coup 1, record 1, French, - d%27un%20seul%20coup
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cold turkey
1, record 2, English, cold%20turkey
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug. 2, record 2, English, - cold%20turkey
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The phrase "cold turkey," when it was first coined in the early twentieth century, originally referred only to heroin, but has since come to mean the abrupt withdrawal from any addictive substance. 3, record 2, English, - cold%20turkey
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sevrage brutal
1, record 2, French, sevrage%20brutal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- arrêt brutal de la consommation 2, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20brutal%20de%20la%20consommation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La méthode de sevrage diffère peu selon la drogue utilisée. À la réduction progressive des doses, on préfère aujourd'hui soit un sevrage brutal, avec le soutien d'anxiolytiques, d'analgésiques ou d'antidépresseurs, soit un sevrage progressif, mené à l'aide d'une substance de remplacement telle que la méthadone ou la buprénorphine. 3, record 2, French, - sevrage%20brutal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- a pelo
1, record 2, Spanish, a%20pelo
adverb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que abandona el uso de sustancias adictivas de repente. 2, record 2, Spanish, - a%20pelo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A este médico se debe el cambio de la mentalidad pública asistencial en el tema de las drogas, desde las posturas integristas, que exigían al drogadicto que abandonara su adicción a pelo, hasta la actual política de reducción de daños. 1, record 2, Spanish, - a%20pelo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-02-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Tobacco Industry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Great New Brunswick Cold Turkey Smoke-Out 1, record 3, English, Great%20New%20Brunswick%20Cold%20Turkey%20Smoke%2DOut
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Industrie du tabac
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Grande journée du Nouveau-Brunswick sans fumée
1, record 3, French, Grande%20journ%C3%A9e%20du%20Nouveau%2DBrunswick%20sans%20fum%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Traduction des débats, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick. 2, record 3, French, - Grande%20journ%C3%A9e%20du%20Nouveau%2DBrunswick%20sans%20fum%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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