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Socioeconomic, Health, and Missiological Implications of Khat in East Africa
Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science, 2022 Background: Khat is a stimulant plant widely cultivated in East Africa and Yemen. Millions of people chew khat habitually to satiate their cravings for it. The plant generates a very high income for millions of farmers and East African governments.
Temesgen Besha
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The role of family background on adolescent khat chewing behavior in Jazan Region [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Khat is a well-known natural stimulant from the Catha edulis plant and is widely used in certain Red Sea countries, including Yemen and the province of Jazan in Saudi Arabia.
Abdelrahim Gaffar +2 more
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Effect of Khat (Catha edulis) Use on the Bioavailability, Plasma Levels and Antimalarial Activity of Chloroquine. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the effect of khat (Catha edulis) on chloroquine (CQ) bioavailability in healthy Yemeni adults and its effect on CQ plasma levels and parasite clearance among malaria patients.
Al-Habori, Molhem +2 more
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Molecules, 2019 There is behavioral evidence for the interaction between crude khat extract and the endocannabinoid system, whereby the endocannabinoid system alters khat extract-mediated behavioral effects through modulation of the monoaminergic system.
Berhanu Geresu +6 more
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Impact of khat price increases on consumption behavior – price elasticity analysis
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2019 Background The long border of Saudi Arabia with Yemen is the primary route for khat entry to the Kingdom. As of April 2015, the government of SA tightened the border, making it more difficult to import khat into the country.
Maged El-Setouhy +5 more
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Chemical Metabolomics: Chemical Biology Tools for Advanced Metabolism Investigations
Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.The human metabolism has been investigated for several millennia. The metabolome is known for a high complexity due to a large number of different metabolites that are present at different concentrations. Metabolomics has been developed as a field to investigate the entire human metabolome and to elucidate disease development mechanisms.
Alejandro Torregrosa‐Chinillach +4 more
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The 'Masai' and miraa: public authority, vigilance and criminality in a Ugandan border town [PDF]
, 2009 Recent studies on vigilante groups show how they often begin as popular schemes for imposing order, before degenerating into violent militias which contribute in turn to social and political disorder.
Titeca, Kristof
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PLoS ONE, 2018 BackgroundKhat chewing has become a common practice among university students in developing countries like Ethiopia. It has a potential effect on physical, mental, social and cognitive aspects of student functioning. In Ethiopia, study findings regarding
Alemu Gebrie +3 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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Molecular Cancer, 2009 Background An organic extract of the recreational herb khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) triggers cell death in various leukemia cell lines in vitro. The chemotherapeutics camptothecin, a plant alkaloid topoisomerase I inhibitor, was tested side-by-side with ...
Fossan Kjell O +9 more
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