Chapter 12 Vocab

3. the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
5. The physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance.
6. addiction in which your body feels a direct need for a drug.
8. a person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
11. a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person’s blood.
13. drugs that slow down the body’s functions and reactions.
14. affects the brain and central nervous system, causing changes in behavior.

1. a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short period of time.
2. a physical or psychological need for a drug
4. when your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
7. Pattern of drinking that results in wrong behavior.
9. a chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.
10. The process of learning to live an alcohol-free lifestyle.
12. a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop.