This is one reason many addiction experts think that a medication like buprenorphine is more effective as a treatment for opioid-use disorder than stopping cold turkey. It greatly reduces the ...

When you drink heavily for a long time and quit suddenly or go "cold turkey," it can bring on a range of symptoms called alcohol withdrawal. Most people go through withdrawal with mild problems.

Opioid users often arrived in the E.R. in withdrawal — sick to their stomachs ... disorder rather than trying to get them to quit cold turkey — is the best course of treatment.

This five-week-old boy is one of nearly 300 infants a year treated for opioid withdrawal at Cabell ... or popping painkillers or trying to go cold turkey on her own. It’s also much better ...