KHAT by Dixsheta Muralikrishnan https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs Drug Project en-us 2018-05-16 15:52:17 UTC 2025-10-24 22:12:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Effects muralikrishnan_dixsheta30 https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271171
  • Stimulates CNS
  • Short-term
    • Initial euphoria complemented by talkativeness
    • Helps with social interaction
    • Soon transforms to melancholy
      • Chronic chewers often chew excessively to avoid this stage
  • Longer Term
    • Disrupts sleep patterns
    • Affects mental wellbeing
    • Causes physiological dependence
    • High levels of intoxications triggers "loss of appetite, mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, irritability, and depression" 
    • Mild withdrawal
    • "Khat." Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, edited by Pamela Korsmeyer and Henry R. Kranzler, 3rd ed., vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2009, pp. 344-349. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX2699700263/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=fd78083c. Accessed 17 May 2018.

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  • Completely illegal in the US
  • Legal in
    • Djibouti
    • Jordan
    • Kenya
    • Ethiopia
    • Somalia
    • Turkey
      • Controlled substance
    • Yemen
    • Hanibal, and Global Legal Research Directorate Staff. “Legal Status of Khat in Selected Jurisdictions.” Apple Computers: This Month in Business History (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress), Victor, 1 May 2015, www.loc.gov/law/help/legal-status-of-khat/index.php.
    ]]>     2018-05-16 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271172     History muralikrishnan_dixsheta30 https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271174
  • Originally used by Islamic leaders to stay awake during Ramadan
  • Merchants used it for social interaction
  • Farmers consistently chewed while working
    • Farmers who sowed khat used profits to spend on alcohol
    • This led khat's label as an indirect drug
  • Used primarily in Ethiopia, Yemen, and Kenya
    • "Khat." Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, edited by Pamela Korsmeyer and Henry R. Kranzler, 3rd ed., vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2009, pp. 344-349. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX2699700263/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=fd78083c. Accessed 17 May 2018.
    ]]>     2018-05-16 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271174     What is KHAT? muralikrishnan_dixsheta30 https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271175
  • Plant that grows in highland areas in Africa and Western Asia
  • Consumers use only leaves or tender stems of the shrub
    • Work it into a wad in the cheek
  • Has significant concentrations of alkaloids: 120 mg of Cathine, 36 mg of Cathinone, and 8 mg of Norephedrine in 100 g of frsh khat
    • While scientists are not sure of the exact effects of alkaloids, common alkaloids (such as codeine, morphine, and nicotine) are often harmful
  •   Stimulant
    • Primarily from Cathinone
      • Regarded as natural amphetamine
    • "Khat." Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, edited by Pamela Korsmeyer and Henry R. Kranzler, 3rd ed., vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2009, pp. 344-349. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX2699700263/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=fd78083c. Accessed 17 May 2018.
    ]]>     2018-05-16 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271175     Names muralikrishnan_dixsheta30 https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271176 1. Scientific name: Catha edulis
    2. Cat
    3. Chat
    4. Gad
    5. Kaht
    6. Miraa
    7. Tschut

    "Khat." AltCareDex Alternative Medicines, Truven Health Analytics, 2015. Health & Wellness Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A431619177/HWRC?u=lom_inac&sid=HWRC&xid=b325428e. Accessed 17 May 2018.]]>     2018-05-16 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271176     KHAT muralikrishnan_dixsheta30 https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271178 2018-05-16 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261271178 Teens muralikrishnan_dixsheta30 https://padlet.com/muralikrishnan_dixsheta30/uj5lgz2fyrrs/wish/261799247
  • Not very well known to an American teen 
  • Increases dopamine levels
  • If used, possibly at a social gathering
    • “Let's Talk About Khat.” NIDA for Teens, teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/lets-talk-about-khat.
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