Alcohol Vocabulary

1. The compulsion or strong need to drink
3. The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
4. Someone who learns to ignore their own needs and focus their energy on the needs of the alcoholic
12. The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages
14. The amount of alcohol in a person’s blood (Expressed as a percentage)
15. A process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol
17. The process by which the body breaks down substances
18. A drug that slows the central nervous system
19. When medication has a greater or different effect when taken with alcohol than if it were taken alone
20. A disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol

2. An addict who is dependent on alcohol
5. The influence that people your age may have on you
6. Any act of violence involving family members (Can be provoked by alcohol)
7. Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting
8. The excessive use of alcohol
9. The chemical action of yeast on sugars
10. A group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems
11. A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
13. The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person’s physical and mental control is significantly reduced
16. Living without alcohol