Drugs and Alcohol Questions and
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Drug ✔✔A chemical substance that is taken to change a persons body or behavior
Depressant ✔✔A drug that slows the brain and body reactions
Intoxication ✔✔The state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by a
substance
Blackout ✔✔A period of time that an intoxicated person can not recall
Blood alcohol Concentration ✔✔The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a
percentage
Overdose ✔✔Consequence of taking excessive amounts of a drug that leads to coma or death
Binge Drinking ✔✔The consumption of four or more drinks in one sitting
, Cirrhosis ✔✔Liver disease in which it becomes filled with useless scar tissue, may lead to liver
failure
alcoholism ✔✔A disease where a person is unable to control their alcohol use
tolerance ✔✔Condition in which repeated use of a drug causes less effect on the brain
dependence ✔✔Condition that results when the brain develops a chemical need for a drug and
can not function normally with out it
addiction ✔✔Strong craving for a drug
reverse tolerance ✔✔a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication
detoxification ✔✔The process of removing a drug from the body
withdrawal ✔✔A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug
Answers Already Passed
Drug ✔✔A chemical substance that is taken to change a persons body or behavior
Depressant ✔✔A drug that slows the brain and body reactions
Intoxication ✔✔The state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by a
substance
Blackout ✔✔A period of time that an intoxicated person can not recall
Blood alcohol Concentration ✔✔The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a
percentage
Overdose ✔✔Consequence of taking excessive amounts of a drug that leads to coma or death
Binge Drinking ✔✔The consumption of four or more drinks in one sitting
, Cirrhosis ✔✔Liver disease in which it becomes filled with useless scar tissue, may lead to liver
failure
alcoholism ✔✔A disease where a person is unable to control their alcohol use
tolerance ✔✔Condition in which repeated use of a drug causes less effect on the brain
dependence ✔✔Condition that results when the brain develops a chemical need for a drug and
can not function normally with out it
addiction ✔✔Strong craving for a drug
reverse tolerance ✔✔a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication
detoxification ✔✔The process of removing a drug from the body
withdrawal ✔✔A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug
