The Need to Progressively Increase the Dose of a Drug

question 16

Multiple Choice

The need to progressively increase the dose of a drug to reproduce the effect originally achieved at smaller doses is:

• A) addiction.
• B) tolerance.
• C) substance abuse.
• D) habituation.

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Definitions:

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