Alcohol

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Across
  1. 2. addiction to alcohol
  2. 3. organ that helps remove alcohol from the blood
  3. 5. physical and psychological dependance on a substance.
  4. 6. Intense desire for a drug
  5. 8. an addict who is dependent on alcohol
  6. 11. To revert back to alcohol or drug use while trying to overcome addiction.
  7. 12. poison
  8. 13. Physical symptoms experienced by someone dependent on alcohol
  9. 14. The strong urge to carry out an act or behavior, such as taking drugs.
  10. 18. A term used to describe the after effects of drinking too much alcohol (headache, nausea, exhaustion)
  11. 19. Memory loss due to drinking too much alcohol.
  12. 20. not drunk
  13. 21. Drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
  14. 22. the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages
  15. 23. organs that remove poisons, like alcohol from the blood
Down
  1. 1. scar tissue in the liver that blocks the flow of blood and interferes with the liver's functions
  2. 4. Overcoming drug addiction.
  3. 7. drinks occasionally with no negative consequences
  4. 8. A dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period.
  5. 9. drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system
  6. 10. Continual physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance.
  7. 15. the consumption of enough alcohol that a person experiences problems in his or her daily life; often characterized by psychological but not physical dependence on alcohol
  8. 16. A state in which a person can function normally only in the presence of a drug.
  9. 17. A protective response that prevents choking by throwing up