Why do they call it "quiting cold turkey?"?

Question

i've always said it but never knew. stuff like this is the only reason i read catch 22. to figure out what it meant.

some one HAS to know

Answer 1

Great question! This is what Wikipedia has to say: "The term allegedly derives from the comparison of a cold turkey carcass and the state of a withdrawing addict — most notably, the cold sweats and goose bumps. It is often preceded by the verb "to go," as in "going cold turkey."

Answer 2

The original use was for when some one quit drinking. They would get sweats and chills, and their skin would have little bumps from the chills looking like a plucked turkey's skin, hence the name Cold Turkey.

Answer 3

It comes from the goosebumps you get when you quit smoking. Your skin resembles that of a "cold turkey".