Jenny Crank n.— «Young women are attracted to methamphetamine, counselors say, because it suppresses hunger. “Girls here have an inside joke,” said Mark Farley of the Tustin recovery center. “They call it the Jenny Crank diet.”» —“‘Meth’ speedily...
worm dirt n.— «I chewed that worm dirt for 18 years and feel muy grateful to HP that I haven’t had a need to pick it up in 53 days and a drink in 35 ODAAT.» —“Re: cigarettes @ 2 pounds/packet” by Gregg11897 Usenet: alt.recovery.aa Feb. 22, 1997...
catch a case v. phr.— «“I kept telling him, ‘You’re going to catch a case,’” a prison-system euphemism for being written up for an infraction.» —“Recovery” by Nancy Martinez in Mathis Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas) Jan. 8, 2006. (source:...
recovery dorm n.— « Ben is trying to stay away from booze and Case Western is doing its part by offering him a spot at a “recovery dorm.” The residence—with sparse landscaping and bare-bones furniture—looks like a fraternity house, only cleaner and...
skull v.— «There had been indications earlier in the day that something had gone wrong with Mengert’s wood game. He skulled a drive on the 24th hole and topped a two-wood shot on the 25th although he halved both holes by terrific recovery approach...
arribada n.— «Known as an arribada, the Spanish word for arrival, the group nesting event on May 22nd is yet another positive sign this year that the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, the smallest and most endangered sea turtle in the world, is on its way...