Avoiding Harmful Substantces Crossword

What is one of the vaporized chemicals, a toxic substance, in smoke?
Recent studies reveal that exposure to secondhand smoke can cause disease and premature death in children as well as adults.
This can cause all the normal problems of nicotine as well as receding gums, tooth decay and cancer of the jaw.
A person who suffers from a condition manifested by compulsive, obsessive drinking tat is beyond the person's control. It is an addictive disease and needs medical attention.
Depressant drug that is absorbed more quickly on an empty stomach and small people & females tend to feel its affects quicker.
Alcoholic mothers or otehrs who drink heavily during pregnancy may give birth to babies with mental and congenital disabilities from this.
You may be headed towards a dependence on alcohol if you drink alcohol instead of coping with your _?_
A technique for helping loved ones into treatment or clinical centers is a(n) _?_
Organizations for teens affected by another person's alcoholism.
Why do most people begin drinking alcohol? (2 words)
Teen alcohol ;abusers generally lack a desire to succeed in attaining life _?_
A substance, other than food, that has an effect on one or more systems of the body, especially the central nervous system.
The taking of a drug for its intended purposes, in the appropriate amount, frequency, strength or manner.(2 words)
Deliberately taking a substance for other than its intended purpose, and in a manner that can result in damage to a person's health or ability to function. (2 words)
Occurs when the body chemistry of a user is altered by repeated use of the drug. User develops an acute need for the drug.
A physical dependence on a drug; usually a person builds up a tolerance.
A term used to describe psychological dependence.
A dependence on a drug occurs when the user has learned to use the drug as a mental & emotional crutch.
New, illegal drugs with slightly altered formulas, but they closely resemble to other illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin. (2 words)
This general type of drug induces sleep or stupor and relieve pain; they are addictive.
A slang term for this is scag, smack, junk and is a very powerful narcotic.
These slow down the central nervous system & are also called sedatives.
Drugs that speed up the central nervous system; produce a false sense of well-being.
Most potent amphetamine & one of America's most dangerous drugs.
Mind altering drugs are _?_