Why are people more likely to die from overdoses of opiates than from overdoses of marijuana?

A) There are more opiate receptors in the brain than THC receptors.
B) People generally begin abusing opiates at a younger age than they do marijuana.
C) Opiate receptors are more prevalent in areas of the brain that control heart rate and breathing.
D) Opiates dissolve in the fats of the body; marijuana does not.

Opiate Receptors

Opiate receptors are specific proteins located in the brain, spinal cord, and gastrointestinal tract that opiates bind to, in order to produce their pain-relieving effects.

THC Receptors

Particular receptors in the nervous system that interact with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive compound found in cannabis.

Brain Areas

Specific regions within the brain responsible for different functions, such as emotion, decision-making, memory, and language processing.