Heroin Overdose Is Usually Treated with an Opioid_______ Such as Naloxone

question 49

Multiple Choice

Heroin overdose is usually treated with an opioid_______ such as naloxone (Narcan) or naltrexone, an opioid, which prevents heroin from binding to mu receptors and reverses the effects of heroin on the body.

• A) ligand
• B) antagonist
• C) agonist
• D) antihistamine
• E) second messenger

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Definitions:

CVP

An acronym for Cost-Volume-Profit analysis, a financial tool used to determine how changes in costs and volume affect a company's operating income and net income.

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Body Fat

The energy-storing tissue in the body comprised of cells containing stored fat.

Stress

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