Across
- 3. a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose
- 4. the amount of alcohol in a person’s blood expressed as a percentage
- 5. the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the persons physical and mental control is significantly
- 7. an addict who is dependent on alcohol
- 9. living without alcohol
- 10. Driving while intoxicated
- 13. a process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol
- 15. legal drinking age
- 17. a drug that slows the central nervous system
- 19. the chemical action of yeast on sugars
Down
- 1. a group of alcohol-related birth defects that incles physical and mental problems
- 2. a disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol
- 6. the excessive use of alcohol
- 8. a process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol
- 11. drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting
- 12. the process by which the body breaks down substances
- 14. the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages
- 16. scarring of the liver
- 18. the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life