What is meant by mithridatism

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Question: Leventhal, C.F., (2012). Behavioral Tolerance and Drug Overdose

In the assigned pages from the textbook, 37 - 39 by Levinthal, we learn about the basic idea of behavioral tolerance. Please read this chapter section closely and then answer the questions below.

Behavioral tolerance is also referred to as "conditioned tolerance". Why is that? How does this form of tolerance differ from both (a) metabolic (or pharmacokinetic) tolerance and (b) pharmacodynamic tolerance? Make sure you clearly define all three terms, doing the best you can to use your own words, rather than copying the definition. This should be a one paragraph answer.

What is meant by mithridatism? Why was this term coined? This should be a two to three sentence answer.

Who is Shepherd Siegel? Describe his second more "extreme experiment with the rats". What is meant by the term LD100? What were the amazing results of this study? This answer should take a full paragraph to be a complete response.

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