A decade ago, a stimulative drug sold that for just a few pounds, was banned in the UK. Known as khat, it’s a plant that’s chewed, giving similar effects to amphetamine. Ten years on from the ...

One can chew the leaves and buds fresh or dried. Other names for khat are qat, kat, chat, and qaad. Khat is sometimes mistakenly confused with ketamine – a dissociative drug used in South Africa.