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Khat and khat misuse: an overview
Journal of Substance Use, 2000Khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) is a shrub whose fresh leaves and stems are chewed for their stimulant properties, to enhance psychic satisfaction and social interaction. These effects are attributed to cathinone, an alkaloid present in the fresh leaves, which is similar in structure to amphetamine.
M. Mela, A. J. McBride
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 1991
AbstractOral cancers in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia have been observed to occurmostly among patients who have been long-term khat users. In a survey that reviewed cancers for the past two years there were 28 head and neck cancer patients, 10 of whom presented with a history of having chewed khat. One of these was a case of metastatic cervical lymph
H E, Soufi, M, Kameswaran, T, Malatani
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AbstractOral cancers in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia have been observed to occurmostly among patients who have been long-term khat users. In a survey that reviewed cancers for the past two years there were 28 head and neck cancer patients, 10 of whom presented with a history of having chewed khat. One of these was a case of metastatic cervical lymph
H E, Soufi, M, Kameswaran, T, Malatani
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Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2009
Khat (Catha edulis) is a shrub or tree whose leaves have been chewed for centuries by people who live in the Eastern part of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It has recently turned up in North America and Europe, particularly among emigrants and refugees from countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Yemen.
Erica E, Balint +2 more
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Khat (Catha edulis) is a shrub or tree whose leaves have been chewed for centuries by people who live in the Eastern part of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It has recently turned up in North America and Europe, particularly among emigrants and refugees from countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Yemen.
Erica E, Balint +2 more
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Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1992
The authors present two cases of khat addiction that were successfully treated with bromocriptine. Khat is a bush cultivated in the Mid East because of its highly stimulant effects. Its leaves contain a variety of sympathomimetics. While khat is rarely found in the U.S., American soldiers stationed in the Arabian peninsula may be exposed to it. Because
A J, Giannini, N S, Miller, C E, Turner
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The authors present two cases of khat addiction that were successfully treated with bromocriptine. Khat is a bush cultivated in the Mid East because of its highly stimulant effects. Its leaves contain a variety of sympathomimetics. While khat is rarely found in the U.S., American soldiers stationed in the Arabian peninsula may be exposed to it. Because
A J, Giannini, N S, Miller, C E, Turner
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The Khat Users: A Study of Khat Chewing in Liverpool's Somali Men
Medicine, Science and the Law, 1998This study reports the demographic and social characteristics and level of psychological dysfunction in regular khat users compared with matched non-users. The results indicate that khat users resemble non-users on a number of psychosocial variables and GHQ scores, with no evidence to suggest higher morbidity amongst users.
A G, Ahmed, E, Salib
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Cardiovascular complications of Khat
Clinica Chimica Acta, 2013This article reviews current knowledge in khat (cathinone) research and its health impacts and toxicity in the cardiac system of khat chewers based on current evidence. The authors describe the process by which khat is postulated to induce multiple cardiac abnormalities by illustrating multiple case reports as described from around the world.
Jassim, Al Suwaidi +2 more
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The chewing of khat in Somalia
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1983Khat (Catha edulis Forsk.), known in Somalia as "qaad" or "jaad", is a plant whose leaves and stem tips are chewed for their stimulating effect. From the Harar area, khat has been introduced at different times into the present day territories of Somalia, Djibouti, South and North Yemen, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and down to south eastern Africa.
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2010
Since the end of World War II there have been ongoing efforts by Western governments and charitable organizations, which are now known as nongovernmental organizations (NGO), to “develop” Africa and other poor, nonindustrialized areas of the world. At its most basic, the development process seeks to change the lives of the ordinary Africans and other ...
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Since the end of World War II there have been ongoing efforts by Western governments and charitable organizations, which are now known as nongovernmental organizations (NGO), to “develop” Africa and other poor, nonindustrialized areas of the world. At its most basic, the development process seeks to change the lives of the ordinary Africans and other ...
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