Question

The drug often used for reducing appetite is
A) LSD
B) Heroin
C) Valium
D) Amphetamine

Answer 1

The level of appetite will rise when depressed and contribute to an increase in food intake. A reduced urge to eat is considered anorexia, whereas feeding is increased by "hyperphagia."

Complete answer:
Appetite is the urge, often due to malnutrition, to consume food. And when craving is absent, enticing foods can enhance appetite, while satiety can substantially decrease appetite. In all higher living organisms, hunger persists and helps to control sufficient energy consumption to satisfy metabolic needs. A strong interplay between the adipose tissue, digestive tract, and the brain regulates it.

Now, let us find the solution from the options-
- One of the most strong, mental state-changing chemicals is LSD. It is made from lysergic acid, which is present in rye and other grains of the ergot fungus. Thus, option A is not the correct option.
- Owing to its euphoric effects, heroin is an opioid utilized as a recreational substance. As a pure hydrochloride salt distinct from black tar heroin, a complex admixture of derivatives of morphine, primarily 6-monoacetylmorphine, which is the product of crude acetylation during illegal street heroin manufacturing, medical grade diamorphine is used. Thus, option B is not the correct option
- Valium is a pharmaceutical drug used for surgery or in the prevention of epilepsy to relieve signs of anxiety, muscle pain, alcohol withdrawal but as a sedative. Valium may be combined alongside other drugs or on its own. Thus, option C is not the correct option.
- Amphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulator. It is utilized to treat certain medical problems, but it still has a history of misuse and is extremely addictive. For therapeutic and non-medical uses, amphetamine sulphate, or pressure, is sometimes used. This can contribute to euphoria and suppress the appetite, which can cause weight loss.

Thus, the correct answer is option (D) Amphetamine.

Note: Appetite has a connection with the actions of any human. The only mechanisms affecting energy consumption are appetitive behavior, also defined as approach behavior, and consummatory behavior, while the other behaviors impact energy production.