Yemen will need more than faith in the divine to avert a crisis. The Middle Eastern nation's addiction to khat is sucking up scarce water resources. Cultivation of the mild stimulant has increased ...

Khat addiction shows youths aged 15-24 from North Eastern, Eastern, and Nairobi regions leading with a prevalence of 2.6 per cent. The national prevalence for ages 15-65 matches this figure at 2.6 per ...

The prevalence of Internet addiction among Ethiopian students is associated with online gaming, depression, and concurrent khat consumption. Therefore, we strongly recommend that health planners and ...

Yonas Getu Molla started chewing khat as an architecture student, when he and his friends would munch on the leafy stimulant late into the night to help them study. Ethiopia's state-run Substance ...

Yonas Getu Molla started chewing khat as an architecture student, when he and his friends would munch on the leafy stimulant late into the night to help them study.

Yonas Getu Molla started chewing khat as an architecture student, when he and his friends would munch on the leafy stimulant late into the night to help them study.

Muguka is a more potent variety that is increasing the use, addiction, and withdrawal symptoms in users and is being blamed for increases in crime and mental illness. The pharmacological effects of ...

Additionally, pregnant and lactating women within the Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) described khat as a dependence or an addiction among the population. Several women debated whether khat has any ...

Although khat, glue and chewing tobacco are the most common substances abused by street children, a study conducted by the ministry found that nearly 10% use opioids and about 17% use sleeping ...