| A | B |
|---|
| is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits vegetables and grains | alcohol |
| are drugs that slow down the body's functions and reactions | depressants |
| other ways of thinking or acting that are available to teens who choose not to drink | alternatives |
| the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations | reaction time |
| means a person's mental and physical abilities have been imparied by alcohol | intoxication |
| is a measure of the amount of alcohol present in an a persons blood | Blood alcohol content |
| is a dangerous condition that results when a person drinks excessive amounts of alcohol over a short time period | alcohol poisoning |
| a condition in which the body doesn't get the nutrients it needs to grow and function properly | malnutrition |
| a condition in which fats build up in the liver and cannot be broken down | fattly liver |
| a disease characterized by scarring and eventual destruction of the liver | cirrhosis |
| is the consumption of a large quantity of alcohol in a short period of time | binge drinking |
| is a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person's own behaviors or actions | inhabition |
| is a group of alcohol related birth defects that include both physical and mental problems | Fetal alcohol syndrome FAS |
| is a physical or psychological need for a drug | addiction |
| is a proggressive chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol | alcoholism |
| is a process in which your body needs more and more of a drug to get the same effect | tolerance |
| this is a type of addiction in which the body itself feels a distrect need for a drug | physical dependence |
| are persons who create an atmosphere in which the alcoholic can comfortabley continue his or her unacceptable behavior | enablers |
| is a pattern of drinking that results in one or more well defgined behaviors within a 12 month period | alcohol abuse |
| is a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree to seek help | intervention |
| is a return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop | relapse |
| the process of learning to live an alcohol free life | recovery |
| Is the physical and psychological reactions that occur when someone stops using an addictibve substance | withdrawal |
| the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance | detoxification |
