The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant.
1One demonstrator was arrested, and the militants demolished rows of khat kiosks.
2They also banned smoking and the chewing of the popular narcotic khat.
3But the typical khat user is not deterred by these alarming symptoms.
4Information on the prevalence of khat use in the general population is scarce.
5The farmers prefer to grow khat because they say it brings more money.
6A wide spectrum of khat-induced liver injuries has been reported in the literature.
7Men now chew khat only at night when no humans are walking, Isse said.
8When it came to the khatna ceremony, there was little she could properly recall.
9Officers from Revenues Customs Service have made a second seizure of khat in Dublin airport.
10Herein, we report two patients with khat-induced liver injury.
11The illicit shipment of the drug khat was heading for the Western Cape when intercepted.
12The move comes after the government's official drugs adviser concluded that khat should not be banned.
13But like alcohol and drugs in the West, khat is addictive and has taken a social toll.
14She also cited evidence that khat has been linked to "low attainment and family breakdowns".
15Background: The tradition of khat chewing has been deep-rooted in the African and Arabian Peninsula for centuries.
16The most recent estimates suggest that Europe accounts for about 40% of the khat seized worldwide.