Why are people more likely to die from overdoses of opiates than from overdoses of marijuana?
a. The brain areas that control heart rate and breathing have few marijuana receptors.
b. If marijuana begins to slow heart rate, people become placid and stop using the drug.
c. Opiates cause sodium to enter neurons, and marijuana causes potassium to enter.
d. Opiates dissolve in the fats of the body, but marijuana does not.
a
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. calcium; potassium B. neurotransmitters; nicotine C. neurotransmitters; G-proteins D. adenosine; nitric oxide
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