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Khat Use: Lifestyle or Addiction?

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Pages 1-10 | Published online: 09 Sep 2011

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Sagal Ahmed, Haruka Minami & Andrew Rasmussen. (2020) A Systematic Review of Treatments for Problematic Khat Use . Substance Use & Misuse 55:4, pages 590-601.
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Mohammed Alshakka, Wafa. F. S. Badulla, Nazeh Al-Abd & Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim. (2020) Knowledge and Attitudes on Khat Use among Yemeni Health Sciences Students. Substance Use & Misuse 55:4, pages 557-563.
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Motohiro Nakajima, Kalkidan Molla, Brook Belachew, Abduselam Mohammed, Abdikadir Hassan, Jerome Kroll & Mustafa al’Absi. (2017) Khat Use is Associated with Tobacco, Alcohol, and Illicit Drug Use: A Cross-Sectional Examination in the United States. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 49:5, pages 413-419.
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Paul E Alele, Abayomi M Ajayi & Lawrence Imanirampa. (2013) Chronic khat (Catha edulis) and alcohol marginally alter complete blood counts, clinical chemistry, and testosterone in male rats. Journal of Experimental Pharmacology 5, pages 33-44.
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Della Berhanu, VivianF. Go, Andrea Ruff, DavidD. Celentano & Tewabech Bishaw. (2012) Khat use among HIV voluntary counselling and testing centre clients in Ethiopia. Culture, Health & Sexuality 14:10, pages 1197-1212.
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John M. Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano, Adenekan Oyefeso, A. Hamid Ghodse, Thomy Tonia, Vinesha Naidoo & Jennifer Button. (2011) ‘Bundle of fun’ or ‘bunch of problems’? Case series of khat-related deaths in the UK. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 18:6, pages 408-425.
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Salwa Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Rahman Al-Shamiri. (2023) Evaluation of the Effects of Khat Chewing and Cigarette Smoking on Liver and Kidney Functions among Students at Taiz University, Yemen. Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry 27:1, pages 18-22.
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Pettarusp Murzban Wadia, Vaibhav Mathur, Prashanth Lingappa Kukkle & Jitendra N. Khanna. (2023) Task-specific oromandibular dystonia secondary to chewing Khat (Catha edulis)- A series of 35 cases. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 114, pages 105806.
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Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili, Abolfazl Akbari, Parnian Rafei, Jenna Butner, Riaz Khan, Yasser Khazaal, Abdulmalik Zuhair Arab, Mohammed Rafiq Qazizada, Basma Al-Ansari & Alexander Mario Baldacchino. (2021) Tramadol, captagon and khat use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: opening Pandora's box. BJPsych International 19:3, pages 58-62.
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Hyojin Im & Nicole George. (2021) “It hurts so much to live for nothing”: Lived Experiences of Substance Use Among Refugee Youth in Displacement. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 20:3, pages 1671-1686.
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Asmamaw Adugna, Telake Azale & Simegnew Handebo. (2020) Seven in every ten khat chewers in Gondar City had an intention to stop khat chewing: cross-sectional study using Transtheoretical Model. BMC Psychiatry 20:1.
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Awoke Mihretu, Abebaw Fekadu, Kassahun Habtamu, Clement Nhunzvi, Sam Norton & Solomon Teferra. (2020) Exploring the concept of problematic khat use in the Gurage community, South Central Ethiopia: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 10:10, pages e037907.
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Zhang Youyou, Yu Yalei, Deng Yanfei, Zhao Shuquan, Li Zhaoyang, Ren Liang & Liu Liang. (2020) Effects of Methcathinone Exposure during Prenatal and Lactational Periods on the Development and the Learning and Memory Abilities of Rat Offspring. Neurotoxicity Research 38:1, pages 86-95.
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Harminder Guliani, Samuel Gamtessa & Monika Çule. (2019) Factors affecting tobacco smoking in Ethiopia: evidence from the demographic and health surveys. BMC Public Health 19:1.
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Zerihun Girma Gudata, Logan Cochrane & Gutema Imana. (2019) An assessment of khat consumption habit and its linkage to household economies and work culture: The case of Harar city. PLOS ONE 14:11, pages e0224606.
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Md. Dilshad Manzar, Majed Alamri, Salahuddin Mohammed, Mohammed Ali Yunus Khan, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal & Ahmed S Bahammam. (2018) Psychometric properties of the severity of the dependence scale for Khat (SDS-Khat) in polysubstance users. BMC Psychiatry 18:1.
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Alan R. Lifson, Sale Workneh, Tibebe Shenie, Desalegn Admassu Ayana, Zenebe Melaku, Lemlem Bezabih, Hiwot Tekle Waktola, Behailu Dagne, Rose Hilk, Ken C. Winters & Lucy Slater. (2017) Prevalence and factors associated with use of khat: a survey of patients entering HIV treatment programs in Ethiopia. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 12:1.
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Awoke Mihretu, Solomon Teferra & Abebaw Fekadu. (2017) Problematic khat use as a possible risk factor for harmful use of other psychoactive substances: a mixed method study in Ethiopia. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 12:1.
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Awoke Mihretu, Solomon Teferra & Abebaw Fekadu. (2017) What constitutes problematic khat use? An exploratory mixed methods study in Ethiopia. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 12:1.
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Alan R. LifsonSale WorknehTibebe ShenieDesalegn Admassu AyanaZenebe MelakuLemlem BezabihHiwot Tekle WaktolaBehailu DagneRose HilkKen C. WintersLucy Slater. (2017) Frequent Use of Khat, an Amphetamine-Like Substance, as a Risk Factor for Poor Adherence and Lost to Follow-Up Among Patients New to HIV Care in Ethiopia. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 33:10, pages 995-998.
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Sian Hsiang-Te Tsuei, Veronic Clair, Victoria Mutiso, Abednego Musau, Albert Tele, Erica Frank & David Ndetei. (2017) Factors Influencing Lay and Professional Health Workers’ Self-efficacy in Identification and Intervention for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substance Use Disorders in Kenya. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 15:4, pages 766-781.
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Samson W. Duresso, Allison J. Matthews, Stuart G. Ferguson & Raimondo Bruno. (2016) Is khat use disorder a valid diagnostic entity?. Addiction 111:9, pages 1666-1676.
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Anwar Masoud, Abdullah Al-Qaisy, Afaf Al-Faqeeh, Asmaa Al-Makhadri, Dhoha Al-Awsh, Haitham Al-Madhagi, Mohammed Qrabish, Raoof Muharram, Yusuf Mujalli & Zainab Al-Hebsi. (2016) Decreased antioxidants in the saliva of Khat chewers. The Saudi Journal for Dental Research 7:1, pages 18-23.
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Abafita Jemal, Wolteji Chala Badassa, Eba Kasahun, Kim Kyung Ryang & Kim Chang Soo. (2015) Khat use and its impact on academic performance: The case of Jimma University, Ethiopia. Educational Research and Reviews 10:15, pages 2084-2095.
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S El-Zaemey, J Schüz & ME Leon. (2015) Qat Chewing and Risk of Potentially Malignant and Malignant Oral Disorders: A Systematic Review. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 6:3, pages 129-143.
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Demewoz Haile & Yihunie Lakew. (2015) Khat Chewing Practice and Associated Factors among Adults in Ethiopia: Further Analysis Using the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey. PLOS ONE 10:6, pages e0130460.
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Mustafa al'Absi, Motohiro Nakajima, Anisa Dokam, Abed Sameai, Mohamed Alsoofi, Najat Saem Khalil & Molham Al Habori. (2014) Concurrent tobacco and khat use is associated with blunted cardiovascular stress response and enhanced negative mood: a cross-sectional investigation. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental 29:4, pages 307-315.
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Kamaludin Sheikh, Maged El-setouhy, Umar Yagoub, Rashad Alsanosy & Zafar Ahmed. (2014) Khat chewing and health related quality of life: cross-sectional study in Jazan region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 12:1, pages 44.
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AL-abed Ali AL-abed, Rosnah Sutan, Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai & Syed Mohamed Aljunid. (2014) Family Context and Khat Chewing among Adult Yemeni Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. BioMed Research International 2014, pages 1-6.
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Mustafa al'Absi, Najat Sayem Khalil, Molham Al Habori, Richard Hoffman, Koji Fujiwara & Lorentz Wittmers. (2013) Effects of Chronic Khat Use on Cardiovascular, Adrenocortical, and Psychological Responses to Stress in Men and Women. The American Journal on Addictions 22:2, pages 99-107.
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Paul E. Alele & James B. Rujumba. (2011) Khat (Catha edulis) and ethanol co-dependence modulate seizure expression in a pentylenetetrazol seizure model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137:3, pages 1431-1436.
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Marlene Wewalka, Andreas Drolz, Katharina Staufer, Thomas M. Scherzer, Valentin Fuhrmann & Christian Zauner. (2011) Development of ARDS after Excessive Kath Consumption: A Case Report. Case Reports in Critical Care 2011, pages 1-3.
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