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Validity and reliability of a Severity of Dependence Scale for khat (SDS-khat) [PDF]
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010 (1) To assess psychological khat dependence and (2) to assess the validity and reliability of the Severity Dependence Scale (Gossop et al., 1995) amended for khat use (SDS-khat), in a sample of UK-resident male adult Yemeni khat chewers.A cross-sectional study using a face to face structured interview schedule was conducted amongst purposively sampled ...
Saba Kassim, Ray Croucher
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Khatâassociated hepatitis [PDF]
Medical Journal of Australia, 2013 We report a case of khat-associated hepatitis in a 32-year-old Somali man living in Australia. This is the first case of hepatoxicity related to khat ingestion reported in Australia.
Forbes, Malcolm P. +4 more
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Prevalence and Predictors of Harmful Khat Use among University Students in Ethiopia
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2014 Comprehensive assessment of harmful khat use is lacking because often researchers rely on a simple tool for studying it. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of harmful khat use among Ethiopian university students by ...
Ewenat Gebrehanna +2 more
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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2012 Khat chewing, though a tradition followed majorly in African countries, has of late spread widely across the globe due to faster transport systems and advanced preservation techniques. Many complications such as psychosis, arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction have been reported in connection to khat abuse. We present a case
Sanjay V Kulkarni +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 AbstractKhat is a flowering plant whose leaves and stems are chewed for excitement purposes in most of east African and Arabian countries. Khat can cause mood changes, increased alertness, hyperactivity, anxiety, elevated blood pressure, and heart diseases. However, the effect of khat on the heart has not been studied exclusively.
Kassaw, Ewunate Assaye +4 more
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Khat Use Is Associated with Impaired Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 RATIONALE: Khat consumption has increased during the last decades in Eastern Africa and has become a global phenomenon spreading to ethnic communities in the rest of the world, such as The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.
Manuel J. Ruiz +2 more
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The ambiguity of khat in Somaliland [PDF]
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010 This article presents an analysis of the economic, political and socio-cultural significance of khat in Somaliland, highlighting both its positive and negative effects.Thirteen months of anthropological fieldwork in Somaliland, two months of anthropological fieldwork among Somalis in London, four months experience from the Somalia Joint Needs ...
Hansen, Peter
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Khat Use: History and Heart Failure [PDF]
Oman Medical Journal, 2015 Recent reports suggest that 20 million people worldwide are regularly using khat as a stimulant, even though the habit of chewing khat is known to cause serious health issues.
Ayman El-Menyar +3 more
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Khat (Catha edulis): health aspects of khat chewing.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit, 2007 Catha edulis Forsk leaves (khat) are chewed daily by a high proportion of the adult population in Yemen for the mild stimulant effect. Cathinone is believed to be the main active ingredient in fresh khat leaves and is structurally related and pharmacologically similar to amphetamine.
N A G M, Hassan +2 more
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Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, 2021 Objective: To assess the changes occurring in both common carotid arteries (CCAs) intima-media thickness (IMT) in Yemeni chronic khat chewers using B-mode ultrasonography.
Ameen M. Amer +2 more
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