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gas-and-go

gas-and-go
 n.— «“That’s a totally inappropriate location for any type of methadone program,” Hayes said. “And from what I can tell, this [proposed] operation will be a ‘gas-and-go.’” In medical parlance, a “gas-and-go” clinic is little more than a pharmacy, according to Hayes. “This will be the kind of place with limited hours, a small staff and little or no consultation.”» —“Wells-Mccomas Residents Seek Ways To Halt Proposed Clinic” by Joseph M. Giordano Dundalk Eagle (Maryland) Nov. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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