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Alcohol Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the state in which a person's mental and physical state are impaired by alcohol or another substance | intoxication |
| a period of time that the drinker cannot recall | blackout |
| a drinker over the age of 21 caught driving with a BAC that exceeds the legal limit of 0.08 is charged with | driving while intoxicated (DWI) |
| taking an excessive amount of a drug that leads to coma or death | overdose |
| the consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting | binge drinking |
| a group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child. | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| a disease of the liver in which it becomes filled with useless scar tissue | cirrhosis |
| a disease marked by a person no longer being able to control their use of alcohol | alcoholism |
| the condition that results when repeated use of a drug causes it to have less of an effect | tolerance |
| the condition that results when the brain develops a chemical need for a drug and cannot function normally without it | dependence |
| the state of losing control over the use of a drug | addiction |
| a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication | reverse tolerance |
| the process of removing all alcohol or other drugs from a person's body | detoxification |
| a group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug | withdrawal |
| the process of learning to cope with everyday living without drugs | rehabilitation |