Alcohol+Vocab

Alcohol Vocabulary Page

__Depressant __- a drug that slows down the body’s functions __Alcohol __- an intoxicating drink that can be abused by people, and later becomes drunk, meaning you lose control in your body (behavior, movement, and speech) __Intoxication __- to be poisoned by overusing alcohol or some other body effecting substance. You usually have exhilarating excitement while in this process.

__Binge Drinking __- to consume a lot of alcohol at one time or a period of time.

__Cirrhosis __- a progressive disease on the liver by the replacement of healthy cells to scar tissue.

__Blood Alcohol Concentration __- the concentration of alcohol in the blood. This level depends on the person’s body weight, the quantity and rate of alcohol ingestion, and the rates of alcohol absorption and metabolism

__Alcohol Poisoning __- when the level of toxic alcohol entered your body over a short period of time.

__Fetal Alcohol Syndrome __- the total amount of damage done to a child before birth due to their mother drinking during pregnancy