Alcohol & the Body

123456789101112131415
Across
  1. 1. A pattern of heavy drinking that occurs during an extended period of time set aside for drinking.
  2. 4. People who are involved with alcoholics and whose lives are enmeshed in the alcoholic’s problems
  3. 6. The process that occurs when a person stops using a medicine or other substance to which he or she has a physiological dependence.
  4. 8. Liver A condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
  5. 9. A condition in which the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine.
  6. 12. Chronic disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol, a constant or periodic reliance on use of alcohol.
  7. 13. The chemical action of yeast on sugars
  8. 15. Alcohol Concentration The amount of alcohol in a person’s blood expressed as a percentage
Down
  1. 2. Physical and mental impairment resulting from the use of alcohol
  2. 3. Drivers People in social settings who choose not to drink so that they can safely drive themselves and others.
  3. 5. A type of drug that causes the central nervous system to slow down
  4. 7. Alcohol Syndrome A pattern of mental and physical birth abnormalities found in some children of mothers who drank excessively during pregnancy.
  5. 10. The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages
  6. 11. A condition in which liver tissue is destroyed and then replaced with useless scar tissue.
  7. 14. Poisoning A dangerous toxic condition that occurs when a person drinks a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.