Chapter 12: Alcohol Crossword

a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions
other ways of thinking or acting
the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations
a person's mental and physical abilities hve been impared by alcohol
a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood
a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period
a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly
a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down
a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver
the consumption of a largequantity of alcohol in a very short period of time
a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions
a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems
a physical or psychological need for a drug
a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect
a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a direct need for a drug
persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortably continue his or her unacceptable behavior
a pattern of drinking that results in one or more well-defined behaviors within a 12-month period
a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help
a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance
the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance