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Khat Chewing from the Pharmacological Point of View: An Update

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Pages 762-783 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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Riyaz Ahmad Rather, Solomon Berhanu, Lemma Abaynah & Mohammed Sultan. (2021) Prevalence of Khat (Catha edulis) Chewing and Its Determinants: A Respondent-Driven Survey from Hossana, Ethiopia. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation 12, pages 41-48.
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Heather Douglas & Abdi Hersi. (2010) Khat and Islamic Legal Perspectives: Issues for Consideration. The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law 42:62, pages 95-114.
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Habtamu Geremew, Fekadu Abera Kebede, Abraham Negash, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie & Demeke Geremew. (2023) Khat chewing and its associated factors among pregnant women in Chiro district, eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry 14.
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Sharoen Y. M. Lim, Jason Siau Ee Loo, Mustafa Alshagga, Mohammed A. Alshawsh, Chin E. Ong & Yan Pan. (2022) Protein-Ligand Identification and In Vitro Inhibitory Effects of Cathine on 11 Major Human Drug Metabolizing Cytochrome P450s . International Journal of Toxicology 41:5, pages 355-366.
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Lourdes Poyatos, Adrián Torres, Esther Papaseit, Clara Pérez-Mañá, Olga Hladun, Melani Núñez-Montero, Georgina de la Rosa, Marta Torrens, Daniel Fuster, Robert Muga & Magí Farré. (2022) Abuse Potential of Cathinones in Humans: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine 11:4, pages 1004.
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Kennedy W. Chepukosi, James N. Nyariki, Ngalla E. Jillani, Patrick W. Okanya & Alfred Orina Isaac. (2021) Manganese exacerbated chronic khat-induced neurological deficits, inflammation and organ toxicity in a mouse model. Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences 13:4, pages 337-350.
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Shuang Ye, Jin Hu, Zilong Liu & Man Liang. (2021) Progress and Research Trends on Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl. (Catha edulis): A Review and Bibliometric Analysis. Frontiers in Pharmacology 12.
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Spencer Swain, Brett Lashua & Karl Spracklen. (2021) Khat-chewing, Moral Spacing and Belonging: Sociological Insights into the Cultural Space of the mafrish in the Leisure Lives of Older and Middle-aged British-Somali Males. International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure 4:3, pages 1-22.
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Alaa S. Abou‐Elhamd, Saud Sumayli, Klaus Steger, Asaad Khaled Mohamed Ali & Ahmed E. Zayed. (2020) Effect of Khat ( Catha edulis Forsk) extract on testicular maturation in pre‐pubertal and pubertal rats: A morphological and biochemical study . Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia 50:2, pages 271-283.
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Chepukosi Kennedy, Patrick Okanya, James Nyabuga Nyariki, Peris Amwayi, Ngalla Jillani & Alfred Orina Isaac. (2020) Coenzyme Q10 nullified khat-induced hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity and inflammation in a mouse model. Heliyon 6:9, pages e04917.
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Motohiro Nakajima, Richard Hoffman, Abed Alsameai, Najat Sayim Khalil & Mustafa al'Absi. (2018) Development of the Khat Knowledge, Attitudes and Perception Scale. Drug and Alcohol Review 37:6, pages 802-809.
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Samson W. Duresso, Allison J. Matthews, Stuart G. Ferguson & Raimondo Bruno. (2018) Using the Severity of Dependence Scale to screen for DSM‐5 khat use disorder. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental 33:2.
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Hadeel A. Alsufyani & James R. Docherty. (2017) Gender differences in the effects of cathinone and the interaction with caffeine on temperature and locomotor activity in the rat. European Journal of Pharmacology 809, pages 203-208.
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Ephrem Engidawork. (2017) Pharmacological and Toxicological Effects of Catha edulis F. (Khat) . Phytotherapy Research 31:7, pages 1019-1028.
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Saba Kassim, Nikki Rogers & Kelly Leach. (2014) The likelihood of khat chewing serving as a neglected and reverse ‘gateway’ to tobacco use among UK adult male khat chewers: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health 14:1.
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Albert W. Nyongesa, Jemimah A. Oduma, Motohiro Nakajima, Hesbon O. Odongo, Pius A. Adoyo & Mustafa al’Absi. (2013) Dose-response inhibitory effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on cortisol and prolactin release in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). Metabolic Brain Disease 29:2, pages 451-458.
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Nicolas Hohmann, Gerd Mikus & David Czock. (2014) Effects and Risks Associated with Novel Psychoactive Substances. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international.
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Michele Stanislaw Milella & Paolo Nencini. 2010. Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology 1 5 .
Richard Hoffman & Mustafa al'Absi. (2013) Concurrent use of khat and tobacco is associated with verbal learning and delayed recall deficits. Addiction 108:10, pages 1855-1862.
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Ian Vincent McGonigle. (2013) Khat: Chewing on a bitter controversy (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate). Anthropology Today 29:4, pages 4-7.
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Sophie Thomas & Tim Williams. (2013) Khat ( Catha edulis ): A systematic review of evidence and literature pertaining to its harms to UK users and society . Drug Science, Policy and Law 1, pages 205032451349833.
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Renaud Bouvet, Chloé Hugbart, Alain Baert, Isabelle Lopez & Mariannick Le Gueut. (2012) La toxicité du khat impose-t-elle une modification de la réglementation de son usage en Europe?. Annales de Toxicologie Analytique 24:3, pages 113-118.
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Heather DouglasMerali BoyleNicholas Lintzeris. (2011) The health impacts of khat: a qualitative study among Somali‐Australians. Medical Journal of Australia 195:11-12, pages 666-669.
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Abubeker Mohammed & Ephrem Engidawork. (2011) Reproductive parameters are differentially altered following subchronic administration of Catha edulis F. (Khat) extract and cathinone in male rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134:3, pages 977-983.
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Nezar Noor Al-Hebshi, Ali Kaid Al-Sharabi, Hussein Mohammed Shuga-Aldin, Mohammed Al-Haroni & Ibrahim Ghandour. (2010) Effect of khat chewing on periodontal pathogens in subgingival biofilm from chronic periodontitis patients. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 132:3, pages 564-569.
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Richard Hoffman & Mustafa Al’Absi. (2010) Khat use and neurobehavioral functions: Suggestions for future studies. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 132:3, pages 554-563.
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Waleed M. Ali, Mohammad Zubaid, Ahmed Al-Motarreb, Rajivir Singh, Sulaiman Z. Al-Shereiqi, Abdulah Shehab, Wafa Rashed, Norah Q. Al-Sagheer, Abdo H. Saleh & Jassim Al Suwaidi. (2010) Association of Khat Chewing With Increased Risk of Stroke and Death in Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 85:11, pages 974-980.
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DAVID ANDERSON & NEIL CARRIER. (2010) KHAT IN COLONIAL KENYA: A HISTORY OF PROHIBITION AND CONTROL. The Journal of African History 50:3, pages 377-397.
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Erica E. Balint, George Falkay & Gabor A. Balint. (2009) Khat – a controversial plant. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 121:19-20, pages 604-614.
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