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The process in which neurons adapt to psychoactive drug use by reducing the number of receptors or by reducing their sensitivity to the drug is known __________ regulation.
 
  a. down
  b. up
  c. neuron
  d. metabolic

Question 2

Metabolic tolerance involves changes in _____________ while pharmacodynamic tolerance involves changes in _____________.
 
  a. neurons / enzymes
  b. enzymes / neurons
  c. brain / neuron
  d. neuron / brain


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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