Research by Shepard Siegel and colleagues has shown that tolerance to a drug's effects is most likely to be greatest in which setting?
A)where the drug is most frequently used
B)where the drug has not been used before
C)where there are the most other people using the drug
D)Tolerance is generally the same under all locations.

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Tolerance to a drug's effects tends to be greatest in the setting where the drug is most frequently used because the body associates the environment with the drug's effects, leading to a reduced response to the drug in that setting. This phenomenon is related to classical conditioning.

Research by Shepard Siegel and Colleagues Has Shown That Tolerance