Psychology / Unit 3 Psych 0342 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Tolerance
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The idea
Tolerance is the diminished effect of a drug after repeated use, requiring larger amounts for the original effect.
In practice
A regular caffeine user gets less alertness from the same morning dose than they did in the first week.
Where people slip
Tolerance develops at different rates for different effects of one drug, which is where overdose risk comes from.
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