Chapter 12 Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions.
  2. 5. a person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
  3. 8. Abuse, Pattern of drinking that results in wrong behavior.
  4. 10. when your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
  5. 11. poisoning, a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time.
  6. 13. a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.
  7. 14. affects the brain and central nervous system, causing changes in behavior.
Down
  1. 2. a physical or psychological need for a drug
  2. 3. Time, the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
  3. 4. The physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance.
  4. 6. a chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.
  5. 7. alcohol content, a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person’s blood.
  6. 9. The process of learning to live an alcohol-free lifestyle.
  7. 12. dependence, addiction in which your body feels a direct need for a drug.