Alcohol Crossword

1. drinking alcohol is a ______ ______
6. condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel content
8. living without substance
10. a condition which the user has a chemical need for drinking or drugs
11. type of alcohol in beverages
13. alcohol causes _________ to our brains and body
16. body size, gender, food, rate of intake, amount, medicine, physical wellness of body
22. your body might do this if you have had too much alcohol and need to stop drinking
23. chemical action yeast and sugars
25. drinking can cause both short-term and ______-______ effects.
27. aka fetal alcohol syndrome: group of alcohol-related birth defects (mental and physical), happens when a pregnant lady drinks alcohol
28. acronym for driving under the influence
29. _______ of Alcoholism: Abuse, Dependence, Addiction
30. need to drink increasingly more alcohol to feel its effects (this can be low or high for someone)

2. an addict who depends on drinking
3. alcohol ________ is the excessive use of alcohol within families; experienced by an estimated 25% of youth
4. low body temperature and pale skin occurs from this
5. state in which body is poisoned by substances and your mental/physical control is reduced
7. five or more alcoholic beverages in one sitting
9. your friends all drink and you feel like you need to drink because they do
12. What breaks down or metabolizes alcohol? (hint: an organ)
14. poisoning a severe and possibly fatal reaction to consuming too much alcohol
15. acronym for blood alcohol concentration
17. a disease when a person has physical or psychological dependence on beverages with ethanol
18. another sign of having too much alcohol (can occur with vomiting)
19. the influence from parents and _______ can affect a teens decision to drink
20. a drug that shows the central nervous system
21. when someone has consumed too much alcohol
24. using _______ slows reaction time, impairs vision, and worsens your judgement
26. will commercialize or make alcohol seem fun