Alcohol Vocab

2. a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
4. progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol
5. a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time
6. a condition in which fat builds up in the liver and cannot be broken down
8. a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
9. a pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviors within a twelve-month period
13. (FAS) a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems
14. the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance
17. a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
18. a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to seek health
19. the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance
20. drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions
23. a conscious or unconscious restraint if a persons own behaviors or actions

1. (BAC)/measurement of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood
3. a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly
7. the consumption of alcohol of a large quantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
10. other ways of thinking or acting
11. a persons mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol
12. the process of learning to live a alcohol-free life
15. a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
16. the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
21. a physical or psychological need for a drug
22. persons who create a atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior
24. a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect