The narcotic nalbuphine (Nubain) not only binds to opiate receptor sites to provide analgesia, but it also prevents other opioids, such as morphine sulfate, from binding to these sites, lessening respiratory depression. These characteristics make the drug a(n):
A) agonist-antagonist.
B) competitive antagonist.
C) competitive agonist.
D) agonist.
A
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