Health and socio-economic hazards associated with khat consumption

• मुख्य लेखक: Hussein M. A. Ageely (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The consumption of the stimulant leaf Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) is widespread in several countries of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The leaf comes from a small evergreen shrub that can grow to the size of a tree. Young buds and tender leaves are chewed to attain a state of euphoria and stim...