When an individual is given a high dose of a drug, which factor(s) would you predict will have the greatest contribution to the overall drug effects?
A. pharmacology of the drug, the individual taking the drug, and the environment are likely to have equal effects
B. the environment will have a greater effect than the pharmacology of the drug or the individual taking the drug
C. the pharmacology of the drug will have a greater effect than the individual taking the drug or the environment
D. the individual taking the drug will have a grater effect than the pharmacology of the drug or the environment
Answer: C. the pharmacology of the drug will have a greater effect than the individual taking the drug or the environment
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