A drug that functions as an agonist

A) activates a receptor, helping a neurotransmitter bind or triggering an action potential
in some other way.
B) causes great pain if taken in too high a dose.
C) relieves pain.
D) blocks a receptor so that the neurotransmitter cannot bind.


A

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