What is Drug tolerance?
'''Drug tolerance''' (or '''physiological tolerance''') is a term used to describe that the [[organism]] gets used to a given substance. Drug tolerance also means that over time a [[drug]] becomes less effective and larger amounts of the substance are needed to get the same effect.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=How Do Drug Tolerance and Dependency Set In?|url=https://sunrisehouse.com/addiction-treatment-new-jersey/facility/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Sunrise House|language=en-US}}</ref> Physiological [[wikt:tolerance|tolerance]] can be achieved in one of the following ways: # By changing the number of [[Receptor (cell biology)|receptors]] for a substance # By changing the way the [[Signal (biology)|signal]] is handled # By changing the receptors themselves # By changing the system that [[Receptor antagonist|antagonizes]] the receptor == References == [[Category:Drugs]] <references />{{stub}}