Mrs. Breaux, a patient at St. Anthony's Hospital, almost became comatose after receiving an overdose of morphine. In order to reverse this effect, the doctor ordered the administration of naloxone, which served as a(n):
A. antagonist.
B. modulator.
C. partial agonist.
D. agonist.
Answer: A
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