Alcohol & Tobacco Crossword

Concentration of alcohol in a beverage is indicated by its
The chemical transformation of food and other substances in the body into energy and wastes.
The amount of alcohol in the blood expressed as the percentage of alcohol in a deciliter of blood; used as a measure of intoxication
What does a combination of the breakdown of toxic products of alcohol, dehydration, and hormonal effects cause?
Drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time can rapidly raise the BAC into a lethal range and cause
Periodically drinking alcohol to the point of severe intoxication; about 4 to 5 drinks consumed in about 2 hours
A disease in which the liver is severely damaged by alcohol, other toxins, or infection.
Weakening of the heart muscle through disease
Cognitive & behavioral problems seen in people whose mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy
Abuse of alcohol that leads to clinically significant impairment
A pathological use of alcohol or impairment in functioning due to alcohol; characterized by tolerance to alcohol and withdrawal symptoms
A false perception that does not correspond to external reality, such as seeing visions or hearing voices that are not there
The leaves of cultivated tobacco plants prepared for smoking, chewing, or use as snuff
A chemical substance that affects brain function and changes perception, mood, or consciousness
A toxic, addictive substance found in tobacco and responsible for many of the effects of tobacco
A need for increasingly more of a substance to achieve the desired effect or a diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance
Symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, & insomnia that can be relieved by taking more of an addictive substance
A brown sticky mass created when the chemical particles in tobacco smoke condense
Any substance that causes cancer
A substance that works with a carcinogen to cause cancer
The uninhaled smoke from a burning cigarette
A deposit on the inner wall of blood vessels; blood can coagulate around plaque & form a clot.
A pipe used for smoking specially flavored tobacco
Smoke that is inhaled by a smoker & then exhaled into the atmosphere
A disease characterized by a loss of lung tissue elasticity & destruction of the air sacs. Impairing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen & expel carbon dioxide
Recurrent, persistent inflammation of the bronchial tubes