Opioid Antagonists

After teaching a group of nursing students about opioid antagonists, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as true about these drugs?

A. An opioid antagonist has greater affinity for opioid receptors than do opioid agonists.

B. An opioid antagonist has lesser affinity for opioid receptors than do opioid agonists.

C. An opioid antagonist prevents a response to the opioid by binding to opioid agonists in the bloodstream.

D. An opioid antagonist prevents a response to the opioid by binding to opioid receptors.

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