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