threshold · dosage · adapt · numb · acclimate · dependence · exposure · endurance · gradual · sensitize · medication · alcohol · caffeine · opioids · diminishing · escalate · chronic · repeated
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Related — desensitize (Reduce responsiveness over time); immunity (Protected from harm); resistance (Capacity to withstand force); accustom · habituation · threshold · dosage · adapt · numb · acclimate · dependence · exposure · endurance
tolerance trajectorybuild up tolerance ≠ sensitization Increased responsiveness to stimuli; overdose · withdrawal
ADAPTATION PROCESSbuild up tolerance ≠ sensitization Increased responsiveness to stimuli; kindling · deconditioning
acceptance/rejectionbuild up tolerance ≠ lose patience Become unable to tolerate; reject · turn against
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