Monique has been using heroin for two years.Lately,she has found she must inject higher and higher dosages of the drug to get the same "high" she has come to expect from her drug use.Her need for higher dosages is best described as ________.

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Tolerance is the phenomenon where an individual needs higher doses of a particular substance to experience the same effects as before. In this case, Monique needs higher doses of heroin to achieve the same high, indicating that she has developed tolerance to the drug. Dependence and addiction are more long-term conditions that involve physical and psychological dependence on a substance. Potentiation refers to the phenomenon where the effect of one drug is increased by the presence of another drug. None of these terms accurately describe Monique's situation, so B) is the best choice.

Monique Has Been Using Heroin for Two Years