When the body requires more of a drug to achieve the same effect as in the past, _______ has occurred.

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Tolerance is the process in which the body requires more of a drug to achieve the same effect as in the past. This occurs because the body has adapted to the presence of the drug and has become less responsive to it. Withdrawal refers to the symptoms that occur when a person stops taking a drug abruptly, and threshold refers to the minimum amount of a stimulus required to activate a response. Flashback refers to a subjective re-experiencing of some aspect of a previous drug-induced experience.

When the Body Requires More of a Drug to Achieve