Across
- 1. when a person believes they need a substance(harder to break)
- 5. Dependence on a substance or activity
- 6. The consumption of five or more drinks in a twohour period (males) and four or more drinks inthe same period of time (females) at least once or twice in a two week period of time
- 8. Alcohol abuse weakens the heart muscle, leading to this heart disease
- 11. Removing drugs from the body.
- 14. Addicted to alcohol and can't control how much they drink.
- 15. Not using any mood-altering drugs
Down
- 2. Drugs that cause visions and other sensory illusions.
- 3. This is the first stage of addiction.
- 4. This is a term to the feeling of discomfort, distress, and intense craving for a substance that occurs when use of the substance is stopped.
- 7. There are ____ stages of addition.
- 9. Underage use of this drug leads to about 5,000 deaths in the United States each year.
- 10. A person trained in medical therapy who knows what a medicine is supposed to do and what adverse effects can occur
- 12. A group of drugs derived from the opium poppy, that relieve pain and produce sleep.
- 13. This is the addictive drug found in tobacco products.