juice bar

n. a methadone clinic, especially one that is seen to encourage addiction rather than cure it. Subjects: English, Drugs, Slang

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Citations: 1997 AP (Jan. 22) “Three methadone clinics to close” (in Portland, Ore.): Toni Phipps, interim director of the state’s Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, said clinic operators “were basically running a juice bar,” doling out methadone while providing little or no treatment. 2001 Mark Shanahan Portland Press Herald (Apr. 28) “Portland Getting Clinic For Addicts” p. 1A: The methadone-only approach, sometimes called a “juice bar,” would not be awarded the state’s $100,000 contract, she said. 2002 Bill Radford Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (Aug. 31) “Critics fear decline in service if county halts methadone care”: 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. 2005 Chen Chekki Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Can.) (Feb. 17) “Meth clinic opens”: The clinics are often referred to as “juice bars,” a place where some people believe they can get an easy fix of methadone.

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Not sure where you got this definition of ‘juice bar’, but it seems rather narrow given the fact that juice and smoothie retail stores are called juice bars and have been since the 1950s.

by Dan Titus 26 Sep 06, 0101 GMT

What do you mean “you’re not sure”? Can’t you see the four citations that show how it’s being used?

by Grant Barrett 26 Sep 06, 0133 GMT