Identify the correct statement regarding opioid receptors.
A) The sigma and kappa receptors are of greatest concern from a pharmacologic standpoint.
B) Drugs that block opioid receptors inhibit the pain impulse.
C) Opioid agonists will activate mu and kappa receptors, producing analgesia.
D) Opioids exert their actions by interacting with a total of three receptors.
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