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Initial stage of drug addiction is referred to as

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Tolerance
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Habituation
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Sleep
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Dependence
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Solution

The correct option is B Habituation
Habituation is becoming accustomed to any behaviors or condition, including psychoactive substance use. It is a desire but not a compulsion to continue taking the drug for the sense of improved well-being it engenders. This habituation is the initial stage of drug addiction,
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Habituation'.

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