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A 22-year-old student tells the doctor that he has been using "speed" nightly. Which of the following outcomes is the student most likely to report?
(A) Increased fatigue
(B) Decreased pain threshold
© Increased appetite
(D) Decreased body weight
(E) Decreased libido

c?

or D? 'munchies' more characteristic of marijuana use.

The answer is D. Like other stimulant drugs, amphetamines like "speed" reduce appetite; use can thus result in decreased body weight. Amphetamines
also decrease fatigue, increase pain threshold, and increase libido

Cata Edulis...Chat 'speed' contains amphetamine as its active ingridient ....anorexia and wt loss.