Alcohol Vocabulary

6. The influence that people your age may have on you
7. Someone who learns to ignore their own needs and focus their energy on the needs of the alcoholic
9. A process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol
10. The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person’s physical and mental control is significantly reduced
12. A drug that slows the central nervous system
13. A disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol
16. The amount of alcohol in a person’s blood (Expressed as a percentage)
17. The compulsion or strong need to drink
19. An addict who is dependent on alcohol
20. The chemical action of yeast on sugars

1. The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
2. Living without alcohol
3. When medication has a greater or different effect when taken with alcohol than if it were taken alone
4. A group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems
5. Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting
8. Any act of violence involving family members (Can be provoked by alcohol)
11. A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
14. The excessive use of alcohol
15. The process by which the body breaks down substances
18. The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages