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What is it called when the drug user needs larger amounts of it?
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∙ 15y ago
It's called tolerance, or habituation.
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The body's need for larger and larger amounts of a drug to produce the same effect?
tolerance
Drug addicts require larger amounts of the drug to create a dopamine floodor high This effect is known as what?
tolerance
Drug addicts require larger amounts of the drug to create a dopamine flood of high this effect is known as what?
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Drug addicts require larger amounts of the drug to create a dopamine flood, or high This effect is known as what?
Drug addicts require higher doses of the drug to which they are addicted because they develop tolerance for the drug.
What is the ability to withstand increasing amounts of a drug without reacting to it?
Drug tolerance is the ability to withstand increasing amounts of a drug without reacting to it
What can occur from a drug when a person develops a tolerance to it's effects?
Physical dependence occurs when a person develops a tolerance to the effects of a drug and needs larger and larger doses to achieve intoxication or another desired effect.
Are there any drug and addictions counselor programs in the RochesterNY area?
There is a center called the drug help that will help you with your drug consueling needs. This program is through the government and fees are paid with a sliding scale.
When a person needs a drug to feel normal he or she has an?
When a person needs a drug to feel normal, he or she has an addiction.
What kind of dependence is it when a person believes the he or ashe needs a drug in order to feel good or function normally?
A psychological dependence is a person's belief that he or she needs a drug to feel good or to function normally. A physical dependence is a condition where a person has a physical or chemical dependence on the drug.
What are the differences between physiological and psychological needs?
Physiological dependence = result of constant use of a drug to the point whereby the body's normal state is the drugged state, i.e. the drug is needed in order to feel normal. Physiological dependence develops with the gradual increase in the body's tolerance to the drug. Tolerance means that more and more of the drug is needed to get the desired effect. Without this increase, the drug user can actually suffer from withdrawal symptoms. Physiological dependence called chemical dependence.Psychological dependence = a drug user's tendency to change his life because of the drug and to centre his/her activities around the drug (acquiring it, using it, experiencing it).
When the body requires larger and larger doses of a drug to experience the same effect that a smaller dose once produced is?
Drug tolerant
What is the need of more and more of a substance to achieve the same desired effects?
It's called "building up a tolerance" to a drug. Users who take a drug all day every day become so accustomed to being on the drug, that they actually feel normal when they're on it, and they feel distinctly abnormal when they stop. They have to take massive amounts of the drug to get a high. Taking smaller amounts only feeds their craving and keeps them feeling normal.
