The following are examples of tolerance except:
a. a physician increased the dose of a drug because a patient became unaffected by the drug.
b. an individual had to increase the amount of drug taken in order to still feel a drug high.
c. a smoker found herself tapping her finger after smoking several cigarettes.
d. a regular drinker realized that he needed to drink even more alcohol than he used to in order feel a buzz.
Ans: C
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