Tolerance to the effects of a psychoactive drug may be mediated by ______.
A) an increase in the number of receptors to which the drug binds
B) increased affinity of the drug for the receptors to which it binds
C) an increase in the amount of neurotransmitter released by the target neuron
D) an increase the production of metabolic enzymes responsible for biotransformation
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