Question

dr. briseida wants to study the behavioral effects of a depressant type psychoactive drug. which of the following people would she want to study? a nicotine addict a marijuana addict a cocaine addict an alcoholic which of the following represents a drug tolerance? nick often wakes up with headaches that last until he has his morning coffee fatima has grown to accept that her boyfriend likes to have beer with dinner, even though she personally does not approve of his use of alcohol jonathan had to increase the dosage of his pain medication when the old dosage was no longer effectively controlling the pain erik enjoys the use of marijuana and is now using the drug a couple times a week

Explanation:

For the first question: Alcohol is a depressant psychoactive drug, while nicotine, marijuana, and cocaine are stimulants or hallucinogens, so an alcoholic is the relevant subject.
For the second question: Drug tolerance is defined as needing an increased dose of a drug to achieve the original effect, which matches Jonathan's situation.

Answer:

1. D. An Alcoholic
2. C. Jonathan had to increase the dosage of his pain medication when the old dosage was no longer effectively controlling the pain