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- 4. drinking the consumption of enough alcohol that a person experiences problems in his or her daily life; often characterized by physiological but not physical dependence on alcohol
- 6. buildup of scar tissue in the liver
- 8. drinking alcohol can cause problems with your
- 9. a necessary step on defeating addiction that means complete withdraw from a substance may cause intense anxiety, tremors, and hallucinations
- 11. term that means to break down ingested substances
- 12. the consumption of a larger amount of alcohol in a short period of time
- 14. a general term used to describe a drink that contains a certain amount of ethanol
- 15. groups groups of people who communicate about their struggles and progress in battling a shared problem
- 17. the consumption of no more than one alcoholic drink per day for woman or no more than two drinks per day for men
- 18. a substance that slows the central nervous system that causes chemical changes in the brain
- 19. term for the uncomfortable physical symptoms caused by excessive alcohol consumption
- 20. encouraging an advance destructive behaviors, ether intentionally or unintentionally
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- 1. the percentage of alcohol that is present in a person's blood
- 2. a a legal offence that is when a person's drives with a BAC of over or 0.08
- 3. a disease in which a person is completely dependant on alcohol.
- 5. a medical emergency in which a person has consumed enough alcohol to suppress his or her central nervous system
- 7. a term for a group of serious physical and mental birth defects caused by a woman's consumption of alcohol while pregnant.
- 10. the psychological restraint that discourages people from engaging in dangerous behaviors
- 13. problem drinking may cause ------- with families and friends
- 16. people who are psychological and physical addicted to alcohol