Across
- 2. drinking five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting
- 3. the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
- 6. a process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol
- 10. contains ethanol and ethanol is a powerful and addictive drug that is produced by the fermentation of fruits, vegetables, and grains
- 11. the process by which the body breaks down substances
- 13. a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems
- 15. the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages
- 17. a disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol
- 19. the amount of alcohol in a person's blood
- 20. a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
Down
- 1. the medication has a greater or different effect than if it were taken alone
- 4. liver tissue is replaced with useless scar tissue
- 5. living without alcohol
- 7. the chemical action of yeast on sugars
- 8. a drug that slows the control nervous system
- 9. inflammation or infection of the liver
- 12. an addict who is dependent on alcohol
- 14. the excessive use of alcohol
- 16. inability to stop drinking
- 18. the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced