If we can relieve the withdrawal symptoms of one drug by administering another, than the two drugs show cross-tolerance.

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Cross-tolerance occurs when tolerance to the effects of one drug results in a tolerance to the effects of another drug, usually because they affect the same brain pathways. Relieving withdrawal symptoms of one drug by administering another does not necessarily indicate cross-tolerance; it could be due to the drugs working on different pathways or mechanisms to address withdrawal symptoms.

If We Can Relieve the Withdrawal Symptoms of One Drug