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A Systematic Review of Treatments for Problematic Khat Use

Substance Use & Misuse, 2019
Khat, a psychostimulant cultivated and commonly used in Eastern Africa and the Arabian penin-sula, has a longstanding history of use embedded within the cultures of these regions. Due to changing patterns of use and the adverse effects of dependence, khat has become a growing pub- lic health concern. Despite extensive findings regarding the detrimental
Sagal, Ahmed, Haruka, Minami, Andrew, Rasmussen   +2 more
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Khat: pharmacological and medical aspects and its social use in Yemen

Phytotherapy Research, 2002
AbstractFresh leaves of the khat tree (Catha edulis Forsk.) are chewed for their euphoric properties in East Africa and parts of the Middle East, such as The Yemen. This review describes the history, cultivation and constituents of khat, and the social aspects of khat chewing in Yemen.
Kenneth J Broadley
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Parental khat use and early childhood growth status in Eastern Ethiopia

Nutrition and Health, 2023
Background Adult chewing of the stimulant plant khat ( Catha edulis) has an unclear relationship with child growth outcomes. Contradictory study conclusions because habitual khat chewing covary with increased household income from khat production. Aim Disentangling the association of parental khat use, household khat production, and child nutritional ...
Kedir, Teji Roba, Alexandra, Brewis, Mason, Manning, Jemal Yousuf, Hassen   +3 more
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Khat in the Neighbourhood—Local Government Responses to Khat Use in a London Community

Substance Use & Misuse, 2008
There is increasing fear among the general public about khat, its use and users, and associated crime. In many English cities, neighborhoods with growing Somali populations and emerging khat-using scenes and markets have to find ways of managing the impact of the negative image of khat.
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Khat use is associated with increased response conflict in humans

Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 2012
ObjectiveKhat consumption has become a worldwide phenomenon broadening from Eastern Africa and the south west of the Arabian Peninsula to ethnic communities in the rest of the world. Only few studies have systematically looked into cognitive impairments in khat users.
Colzato, L.S., Ruiz, M.J., van den Wildenberg, W.P.M., Hommel, B.   +3 more
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Memory deficits associated with khat (Catha edulis) use in rodents

Metabolic Brain Disease, 2015
Khat products and chewing practices are common in East Africa, Middle East for centuries with concomitant socio-economic and public health repercussions. We assessed memory deficits associated with khat use in rodents. Young male CBA mice, 5-7 weeks old (n = 20), weighing 25-35 g were used. Mice were treated with either 40, 120 or 360 mg/kg body weight
Kimani, ST, Patel, NB, Kioy, PG
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Stopping khat use: Predictors of success in an unaided quit attempt

Drug and Alcohol Review, 2017
AbstractIntroduction and AimsDespite the adverse effects of khat use and chewers interest in cessation, there are few studies that have reported on the outcome of khat cessation attempts, and limited resources available for potential quitters. We used electronic diaries to monitor the outcomes of an unassisted quit attempt among daily and near daily ...
Samson W. Duresso, Raimondo Bruno, Allison J. Matthews, Stuart G. Ferguson   +3 more
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Khat use among Somali mental health service users in South London

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2012
Khat use has been suggested to be associated with psychosis, but its prevalence and associations among mental health service users have not been described in either traditional use countries or countries with immigrant populations from traditional use countries.
Tulloch, Alexander, Frayn, Elizabeth, Craig, Thomas K J, Nicholson, Timothy Richard Joseph   +3 more
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Psychosocial deterrents of tobacco and khat use among men and women

Public Health, 2013
However, this hypothesis has not been examineddirectly among non-khat users who do not smoke tobacco.This is an important issue due to the high prevalence ofconcurrent use in this region. Identifying factors that preventpeople from using tobacco and khat could be useful in thedevelopment of strategies to prevent use of these and othersubstances.
M, Nakajima, M, al'Absi
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The Use of Khat (Catha edulis) in Yemen

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1976
Catha edulis, or khat, a plant indigenous to Yemen, Ethiopia, and East Africa, has sympathomimetic and euphoriant effects. Its role in the economic, social, and political lives of people in North and South Yemen and certain clinical and psychiatric aspects are discussed.
W, Luqman, T S, Danowski
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