Addiction Glossary Definition (English)
Tolerance Defined
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""Tolerance" refers to the physical adaptation of the body to an opioid, resulting in the need to increase the dose to achieve the same effect, as in "analgesic tolerance", or as in the reduction in a response (such as sedation) with repeated administration of drug."
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