| A | B |
| alcoholic | Person who is dependent on alcohol |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | Self-help organization for alcoholics and recovering alcoholics |
| alcoholism | Unable to control/limit one's drinking; being physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol |
| alcohol poisoning | Alcohol blood level of 50% or more |
| blood alcohol level | Amount of alcohol you have in your blood system |
| central nervous system | Your brain and spinal cord |
| cirrhosis | Liver disorder caused by damaged liver cells |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | Negative effects of alcohol on the unborn child |
| physical dependence | Condidion in which the body cannot do without alcohol |
| psychological dependence | Person thinks they cannot get along without alcohol |