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  1. 4. term for the uncomfortable physical symptoms caused by excessive alcohol consumption
  2. 6. is a necessary step in defeating an addiction that means complete withdrawal from a substance; may cause intense anxiety tremors and hallucinations.
  3. 9. encouraging an addict's destructive behaviors either intenionally or unintentionally.
  4. 11. groups of people who communicate about their struggles and progress in battling a shared problem.
  5. 13. are people who are psychologically in physically addicted to alcohol.
  6. 16. is a general term used to describe a drink that contains a certain amount of ethanol
  7. 17. term that means to break down ingested substances.
  8. 18. under the influence (DUI) is a legal offense that occurs when a person has driven with a blood alcohol concentration at or over 0.08; a criminal offense in most states; also known as driving while intoxicated (DWI)
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  1. 1. drinking is the consumption of no more than one alcoholic drink per day for women or no more than two alcoholic drinks for men.
  2. 2. the psychological restraint that discourages people from engaging in dangerous behaviors
  3. 3. alcohol concentration (BAC) is the percentage of alcohol that is present in a person's blood.
  4. 5. drinking is the consumption of a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
  5. 7. poisoning is a medical emergency in which a person has consumed enough alcohol to suppress his or her central nervous system; and which is characterized by unconsciousness, low blood pressure and body temperature, difficulty breathing, and possibly death.
  6. 8. alcohol syndrome(FAS) term for a group of series physical and mental birth defects caused by a women's consumption of alcohol while pregnant.
  7. 10. depressant is a substance that slows the central nervous system and causes chemical changes in the brain
  8. 12. drinking is the conception of enough alcohol that a person experiences problems in his or her daily life; often characterized by psychological but not physical dependence on alcohol.
  9. 14. a buildup of scar tissue in the liver; often leads to death.
  10. 15. is a disease in which a person is completely dependant on alcohol.