Across
- 2. learning to live without alcohol
- 4. the active chemical in marijuana
- 5. (2 words) misusing any legal drug on purpose or using illegal drugsDrugAbuse (2 words) misusing any legal drug on purpose or using illegal drugs
- 6. (4 words)any medicine that can be bought without a prescription legally
- 10. (2 words)medicine that can be bought only if a doctor orders its use
- 12. (2 words) a persons emotional or mental need for a drug
- 14. negative symptoms that result when a drug-dependent person stops taking a drug
- 15. (2 words) you may experience vomiting, muscle and joint pain, fever, chills, anxiety, and many other symptoms
- 21. a condition in which a person can no longer control his or her need or desire for a drug
- 22. (2 words) failure to drink in moderation or at appropriate times
- 23. the dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant
- 24. (2 words)for men is drinking 5 or more drinks in one sitting and for women is drinking 4 or more in one sitting
- 26. a drug that slows the brain and body functions
Down
- 1. (2 words) the uncontrollable use of a drug
- 2. (2 words) the amount of time after your brain detects an external stimulus
- 3. a physical and psychological dependence on alcohol
- 5. (3 words)a person who is using illegal drugs while driving a vehicle
- 7. (2 words) feeling you should do something because your friends want you to
- 8. any substance that changes how the mind or body works
- 9. a drug that causes a person to sense things that don't actually exist
- 11. (3 words)is a group of birth defects that happen when a women drinks while pregnant
- 13. something you like to do
- 16. the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol
- 17. any drug that speeds up the activity of the heart or brain
- 18. any substance used to treat disease, injury, or pain
- 19. (2 words)Use of medicine that is different from the intended use
- 20. the condition in which a person needs more of the drug to get the same feeling
- 24. (abbreviated) the percentage of alcohol in a person's blood
- 25. drugs that are directly inhaled and that enter the bloodstream through the lungs
