Todd started drinking caffeinated coffee every night to stay awake to study for finals. On Sunday evening, Todd was able to stay awake after drinking 1 cup of coffee. By Thursday evening, Todd found that he needed to drink 2 cups of the coffee to get the same effect. Why is this so?
A. Todd must have used caffeine in combination with a second drug on Sunday evening
B. One of the two cups on Thursday night must have been a placebo
C. Todd has developed a tolerance to low doses of caffeine
D. Todd has become dependent on caffeine
C. Todd has developed a tolerance to low doses of caffeine
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The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) provides leadership in building and advancing a safer health care system
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