it means to quit something all of at once! you don't "wean" yourself off it.
Unlikely, however if you need to do cold turkey to get off alcohol you are drinking so much that will probably kill you
It is a possibility, but with help it can be more efficient.
To completely quit and go off something in one move. For example, if you were coming off drugs, you could go 'cold turkey' and just completely stop taking them (rather than slowly decrease the dosage to smaller amounts over a period of time). It relies heavily on willpower.
"Cold Turkey" is a term used to express the action of quiting an addiction or habit all at once. No medication is used to help negate withdrawl symptoms.
Bump in the Night - 1994 Water Way to Go Cold Turkey 2-11 was released on: USA: 1995
Cold Turkey - 2004 Welcome to Cold Turkey 2-2 was released on: USA: 26 April 2005
Going "cold turkey" refers to a person abruptly giving up a habit or addiction rather than gradually reducing the habit.
The duration of Cold Turkey - film - is 1.65 hours.
Cold turkey (adjective or adverb cold-turkey) means suddenly, completely, without alteration or replacement. It most often refers to stopping addictive substances or behaviors, including cigarette smoking (as opposed to seeking psychological support, nicotine patches, or other aids). Examples: He stopped smoking cold-turkey, and became too jittery at work. As opposed to going cold-turkey, some heroin addicts avoid withdrawal symptoms by taking other drugs. Bill stopped gambling cold-turkey, but his brother still bets occasionally at the horse races. --- Cold turkey, or an abrupt cessation of nicotine, is one way to stop smoking. Cold turkey can provide cost savings because paraphernalia and smoking cessation aids are not required.
not it will make you go nuts
Cold Turkey - film - was created on 1971-02-19.
Cold Turkey - 2000 was released on: USA: March 2000