When the body develops resistance to the effects of a drug, requiring increased dosages, the body has become ________________ to the drug
A. addicted
B. allergic
C. toxic
D. tolerant
d
Rationale: When a person's body cannot function properly without a drug that has been used before, the person has be-come tolerant to it. Addiction refers to someone who psychologically or physically craves a drug for stimulation. Allergies to a drug produce negative responses to its use. A body cannot become "kinetic" to a drug.
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