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#6: Prehab

Definition:

preventive or anticipatory treatment for addictive or compulsive behaviors

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Charlie Sheen has checked into rehab as a "preventative measure." Witness the ingenious invention of a new celebrity phenomenon: Prehab. — Maureen O'Connor, Gawker.com, Feb. 24, 2010

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