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Is the body develops a tolerance for alcohol a physical dependence?
Yes.
Define tolerance of alcohol?
Tolerance refers to the blood alcohol level necessary to cause impairment of mental and physical function. As alcoholism develops, the ability to tolerate alcohol also increases.
When a person develops a tolerance to a substance he or she no longer needs an increasing amount of the substance?
yes
What can occur from a drug when a person develops a tolerance to it's effects?
Physical dependence occurs when a person develops a tolerance to the effects of a drug and needs larger and larger doses to achieve intoxication or another desired effect.
Is a person who drinks a fifth of alcohol in one day a alcoholic?
Probably, the person has certainly developed a high level of alcohol tolerance.
When a person develops a tolerance to a substance heshe no longer needs an increasing larger amount of the substance?
It is not true that a person who has developed a tolerance to a substance needs less of that substance. Having a tolerance means that they need more of that substance to satisfy their cravings.
How does tolerance to alcohol affect BAC?
Tolerance to alcohol does not affect immediate measures of BAC. A tolerant person can have a much higher BAC without feeling the effects but according to the law they are more drunk than a person with a lower amount that is highly affected by alcohol. To be more specific, high tolerance essentially affects the level of habituation a person's neurons have adapted to alcohol and reduces the number of receptors that they have for alcohol. As BAC is a measure of immediate blood alcohol levels, this is not affected by levels of receptors in the brain.
What does it mean when someone develops a tolerance for alcohol?
after continued drinking, consumption of a constant amount of alcohol produces a lesser effect or increasing amounts of alcohol are necessary to produce the same effect; i.e. it take more to get u fked up
How do you use tolerance in a sentence when your talking about alcohol?
There is no tolerance here when drinking alcohol.
What is the disease called that occurs when a person has an increased dependency and tolerance to alcohol which he or she cannot control?
Alcoholism.
Over the course of the day tolerance to nicotine develops and mdashmeaning that higher or more frequent doses are required to make a person feel good?
true
How many drinks before physical judgment is impaired?
Depends on your body mass, your own personal metabolism, and your tolerance for alcohol. Small people get drunk sooner than big people, and women usually have a lower tolerance for alcohol than men do. People of Asian ancestry ( including American Indians) have a lower tolerance for alcohol than Caucasians do. On average, a small person will feel the effects of the second drink, and a large person will feel it by number three.
