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How Do Opioids Alleviate Pain

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How do opioids alleviate pain?


A) By slowing the breathing rate.
B) By suppressing transmission of the signal across the synaptic cleft in specific nerves.
C) By increasing Ca2+ channel activity and the excitability of presynaptic neurons.
D) By increasing muscle contractions.
E) By causing certain neurons in the brain to die.

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