This new edition covers the latest knowledge on opiate receptors and related receptor subtypes. It discusses many topics pertaining to the unique integrated approach of correlating the biochemical, physiological and pharmacological aspects of opiate reaction.

In 1988, Gavril W. Pasternak published the first edition of The Opiate Receptors. Dr. Pasternak is affiliated with the Molecular Pharmacology & Chemistry department at the Sloan-Kettering Institute (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center).