Drugs and Alcohol

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Across
  1. 4. Alcohol Content measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood
  2. 6. a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grain
  3. 7. a person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
  4. 9. Drinking the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
  5. 10. other ways of thinking or acting
  6. 11. a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
  7. 13. drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions
  8. 15. Dependence a type of addiction in which the body itself fells a direct need for the drug
  9. 16. person who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue
  10. 18. process in which your body needs more and more drug to get the same affect
  11. 20. Liver a condition in which fats builds up in the liver and cannot be broken down
  12. 21. Time ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
  13. 23. Alcohol Syndrome a group of alcohol related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems
Down
  1. 1. the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance
  2. 2. a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly
  3. 3. a disease characterized by scarring the liver
  4. 5. physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
  5. 8. the process of living an alcohol-free life
  6. 12. a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions
  7. 14. a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
  8. 17. a return to the use of a drug
  9. 19. a physical or psychological need for a drug
  10. 22. Poisoning a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time