Khat
Khat or qat (Catha edulis, Arabic: القات al-qāt; Amharic: ጫት ch’at) is a flowering plant native to Ethiopia. Khat contains the alkaloid cathinone, a stimulant, which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria. Among communities from the areas where the plant is native, khat chewing has a history as a social custom dating back thousands of years analogous to the use of coca leaves in South America and betel nut in Asia.The World Health Organization (WHO) classified it in 1980 as a drug of abuse that can produce psychological dependence, although the WHO does not consider khat …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 August 2024 English
This case study analyzes the extent to which a small agribusiness in Kenya complies with international standards for responsible investment in agriculture.
operates. Reportedly, it does occur in the miraa (khat)-producing area in Meru, Tharaka Nithi, and Embu …
TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 14 December 2020 English
The remaining part of this section presents a brief description of cocoa and coffee in Ghana and Ethiopia, respectively, and outlines the objectives of the study. [...] Most of the …
shrubs, trees, other foods and cash crops (e.g. khat and sugar cane) and wild foods (e.g. bush meat) …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 4 December 2020 French
Rapport présentant des données de 2016-2018 sur des services de traitement de la toxicomanie au Canada.
none (α-PVP), la kétamine, la méthoxétamine, le khat et la salvia divinorum. Veuillez consulter la liste …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 4 December 2020 English
Report that provides 2016–2018 data on substance use treatment services in Canada.
(alpha- control PVP), ketamine, methoxetamine, khat, or salvia divinorum. Please refer to the complete …
Santé et Services sociaux Québec · 14 November 2019 French
Elles peuvent être coupées avec différents supérieurs supérieurs • troubles du rythme • agitation et cardiaque • cauchemars produits ou d’autres drogues pouvant en augmenter la dangerosité irritabilité accrues • …
CATHAT ÉDULIS traumatisme ou de mort (soi et autrui) Khat, Qat, Tat (voit des sons, de l’attention, • coma …
Santé et Services sociaux Québec · 14 November 2019 English
• Dry mouth BHO, honey oil, dab, shatter, budder, • Wax and cough mood, memory, and wax • Paste judgment • Red eyes• Memory problems • Accelerated • Paranoia • …
Irregular heartbeat or death (of oneself and others). Khat, qat, kat, chat Ketamine) • Diseases or It is unlikely …
Santé et Services sociaux Québec · 5 November 2019 French
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(sel) (tout) F11.2 - - hypnotique NCA F13.2 - - khat F15.2 - - laudanum F11.2 - - LSD (25) (dérivés) … X60 Y10 Y45.8 Kétotifène T45.0 X44 X64 Y14 Y43.0 Khat T43.6 X41 X61 Y11 Y49.7 Khelline T46.3 X44 X64 Y14 …
Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership · 27 September 2019 English
The key objectives of the Compact – formally approved in December 2018 – are to ease the financial and political pressures on host countries, the vast majority of which are …
in Eastleigh, as well as the trade and export of khat, although no studies were found quantifying the … routed through Somalia and smuggled into Kenya, while khat – which had been made illegal in Somalia in 1983 … concerned about Somali refugees’ takeover of the khat industry, lobbied the government in 2003 for greater … informal economy, selling a range of consumer goods or khat, or running businesses such as restaurants, taxis …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 2 April 2019 English
We stopped to watch the helicopters swoop down to fill the water baskets, like hummingbirds at a feeder. That was when we saw a new plume of smoke rising to …
sh. Instead of biker gangs and prostitutes and khat smokers, we saw swing sets, tricycles and kids …
Book*hug Press · 8 October 2018 English
Kerstin Ostheim, a journalist, and P. J. Banner, a freelance photographer, have been together six months after meeting on a dating website. They are getting married in two weeks and …
war, they fought for a new constitution, chewed khat, slept in the Magogo Forest with rifles, went out …
