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On the medico‐social aspects of khat (Catha edulis) chewing habit
Author(s) -
Balint G. A.,
Balint Erica E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/hup.470090206
Subject(s) - khat , habit , habituation , consumption (sociology) , psychology , medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , social psychology , sociology , social science , psychotherapist
Regular consumption of khat from Catha edulis seriously affects the social and economic life of the subject and therefore is hazardous both to the individual and the community. Increasing awareness of the prevalence of khat chewing, often together with other drugs such as alcohol and tobacco, it is essential to further assess the health and socio‐economic consequences of khat habituation in order to take further appropriate medical and social measures to limit its availability and use.