Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Vocabulary
Across
- 3. Reaction to a medicine other than the one intended - 2 words
- 5. A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects
- 8. The excessive use of alcohol - 2 words
- 9. Condition in which the body becomes used to the effects of a medicine
- 10. A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system
- 11. A disease in which a person has physical or psychological dependence on alcoholic drinks
- 12. Severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose - 2 words
- 13. A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug
- 15. The state after use of of a substance when a person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced
- 16. Unnecessary or improper use of a chemical for non-medical purposes - 2 words
- 20. The amount of alcohol in a person's blood - 3 words
- 24. Substances whose fumes are sniffed to achieve a mind-altering effect
- 27. Drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions
- 28. A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns
- 29. A physiological or physical dependence on a drug
- 32. Drug that alter moods, thoughts, and the sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch
- 33. The process of learning to live without alcohol or drugs
Down
- 1. A person that is addicted to and dependent on alcohol
- 2. A group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems - 3 words
- 4. A cancer-causing substance
- 6. A drug that slows the central nervous system
- 7. Tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed - 2 words
- 8. When the effect of one medicine is canceled or reduced when taken with another medicine - 2 words
- 14. Occurs when a person abruptly stops using a medicine, drug, or substance for which they have a chemical dependence
- 17. Drinking 5 or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting - 2 words
- 18. An interaction of 2 or more medicines that results in a greater effect than if the medicines were taken alone - 2 words
- 19. Synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of other drugs - 2 words
- 21. A process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol
- 22. A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas found in cigarette smoke - 2 words
- 23. A depressant that reduces muscular activity, coordination, and attention span
- 25. A type of drug is derived from the poppy or opium plant that reduces pain or induces sleep
- 26. Living without alcohol
- 30. Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind
- 31. Addictive drug in tobacco leaves
- 34. The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages