Eliza woke up in the emergency room, much to her surprise. The physician told her she was lucky that she had been found unconscious in her car. It didn't make sense to Eliza; she had shot up her usual dose, the same as yesterday, from the same old supplier, but she had never, ever administered her heroin in her car. Eliza had overdosed because ______.

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The phenomenon where drug effects are intensified in a novel environment, due to the body's lack of conditioned compensatory responses that would normally occur in a familiar setting, explains why Eliza overdosed despite taking her usual dose.

Eliza Woke Up in the Emergency Room, Much to Her