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cross-tolerance

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cross-tolerance /cross-tol·er·ance/ (kros´tol-er-ans) extension of the tolerance for a substance to others of the same class, even those to which the body has not been exposed previously.
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One study of a prison population shows a high likelihood of addiction to intravenous injections of methylphenidate, while animal studies reveal a cross-tolerance between amphetamines, methylphenidate, and cocaine.
 
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