Can You Help With the Meaning of a Word?
Question by olessa_lds: Can you help with the meaning of a word?
“Heroin also produces profound degrees of tolerance and physical dependence, which are also powerful motivating factors for compulsive use and abuse.”
What do they mean here saying “tolerance”?
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Answer by cameron_cicero
Ah, I think they meant “intolerance,” not tolerance.
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