juice bar
n.— «Steve Gilbertson, deputy director of substance-abuse programs for Connect Care, said he has ruled out some clinics that simply would have been “a juice bar” handing out methadone and sending people on their way.» —“Critics fear decline in service if county halts methadone care” by Bill Radford Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Aug. 31, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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