“I would hear things like ’men are not being good fathers as they chewed khat'. “And 'people who are chewing khat might, as a consequence, not be looking for work'. “But in ...

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.

Oral cancer is diagnosed in people younger than 40 in these two regions and could be related to widespread chewing of qat leaves and tobacco. The exact prevalence of oral cancer in the Arab world ...

the new kid on the block is spreading like a weed and addicted broke youth are chewing into miraa’s traditional markets at the Coast, Nairobi and upcountry. “Khat consumption in Kenya is said ...