Drug - Answers A chemical substance that is taken to change a persons body or behavior
Depressant - Answers A drug that slows the brain and body reactions
Intoxication - Answers The state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by a
substance
Blackout - Answers A period of time that an intoxicated person can not recall
Blood alcohol Concentration - Answers The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a
percentage
Overdose - Answers Consequence of taking excessive amounts of a drug that leads to coma or death
Binge Drinking - Answers The consumption of four or more drinks in one sitting
Cirrhosis - Answers Liver disease in which it becomes filled with useless scar tissue, may lead to liver
failure
alcoholism - Answers A disease where a person is unable to control their alcohol use
tolerance - Answers Condition in which repeated use of a drug causes less effect on the brain
dependence - Answers Condition that results when the brain develops a chemical need for a drug and
can not function normally with out it
addiction - Answers Strong craving for a drug
reverse tolerance - Answers a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication
detoxification - Answers The process of removing a drug from the body
withdrawal - Answers A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug
nicotine - Answers Addictive chemical in tobacco products
stimulant - Answers A type of drug that increases the activity of the nervous system
tar - Answers A dark sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns
carcinogen - Answers A substance known to cause cancer
carbon monoxide - Answers A poisonous, colorless, odorless gas produced when substances are burned
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Answers A disease that results in the gradual loss of lung
functioning