Darryl has been a cocaine addict for over 3 years. He is a regular user of the drug. His body is now habituated to the drug, and hence he requires twice as much cocaine as he did initially to achieve similar effects. In this scenario, Darryl is displaying__________

A) tolerance
B) parasomnia
C) regularization
D) cyclothymia
E) Select


A

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b. pressure and itch. c. pain and temperature. d. temperature and taste.

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