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Warm turkey: other routes to abstinence
1Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
The requirement of immediate and abrupt quitting ("cold turkey") can be an obstacle to the acceptance and accomplishment of abstinence as a long-term outcome. Three alternative "warm turkey" routes to abstinence are discussed: (a) sobriety sampling, (b) tapering down, and (c) trial moderation. Clinical research evidence and case examples are provided in support of these alternative approaches.