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Got Khat?
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey a répondu le Wed 10 Dec, 2003 @ 11:55am |
 Coolness: 102885 | Khat, qut, kat, chaat, Kus es Salahin, Tchaad, Tschut, Tohat, Tohai, Gat
(Cathinone, Cathine,) WHAT?!? "Catha edulis Forsk, popularly known as khat, is a plant used in parts of Africa and the Arab Peninsula. Its fresh leaves and tops are chewed or, less frequently, dried and consumed as tea, in order to achieve a state of euphoria and stimulation. Due to the rapid air transportation, the drug has been reported in London, Rome, Amsterdam, Canada, and the U.S. The public has become more aware of this exotic drug through media reports pertaining to the United Nations mission in Somalia, where khat use is endemic, and its role in the Persian Gulf. The khat plant is known by a variety of names, such as qat in Yemen; tschat in Ethiopia, and miraa in Kenya. In 1980 the World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse that can produce mild to moderate psychic dependence." WHY?!? "Cathine and cathinone are phenylisopropylamine derivatives which resemble the amphetamines. Khat consumption induces mild euphoria and excitement. Individuals become very talkative (loquacity or even logorrhea) under the influence of the drug and may appear to be unrealistic and emotionally unstable. Khat can induce manic behaviors and hyperactivity. Several cases of khat-induced psychosis have been reported in the literature. Khat is an effective anorectic and its use also results in constipation. Dilated pupils (mydriasis), which is prominent during khat consumption, reflects the sympathomimetic effects of the drug, which are also reflected in increased heart rate and blood pressure. A state of drowsy hallucinations may result coming down from khat use as well (hypnogogic hallucinations). Withdrawal symptoms that may follow prolonged khat use include lethargy, mild depression, nightmares, and slight tremor." HOW?!? "Khat is used for its mild euphoric and stimulating effects. Because of its anorectic effects, khat is used by some members of the Islamic faith during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Moslem year, which is spent in fasting from sunrise to sunset. Emigrants have now brought the khat habit to the U.S. Even though khat may help these religious and cultural groups preserve their ethnic identity in their new environments, the dependence on its use must be seen in the same light as those of the other psychomotor stimulants, amphetamine, methamphetamine, and cocaine." WHO?!? "It is estimated that several million people are frequent users of khat. Many of the users originate from countries between Sudan and Madagascar and in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula, especially Yemen. In Yemen, 60% of the males and 35% of the females were found to be khat users who had chewed daily for long periods of their life." WHERE?!? i dunno. your local persian community? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» exactly_like_me a répondu le Tue 16 Dec, 2003 @ 4:07pm |
 Coolness: 41570 | Cat it s meeeee! :lol |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» eltopo a répondu le Wed 17 Dec, 2003 @ 10:52am |
 Coolness: 63030 | that's what i thought... they spelled your name wrong!!! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey a répondu le Wed 17 Dec, 2003 @ 3:49pm |
| Coolness: 102885 | "Khat can induce manic behaviors and hyperactivity"
Are people manic and hyper around you Exactly Like Me? -->so no one ever try the leaf Khat?? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» exactly_like_me a répondu le Fri 19 Dec, 2003 @ 10:04am |
| Coolness: 41570 | always... :lol |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» eltopo a répondu le Sat 20 Dec, 2003 @ 2:04pm |
| Coolness: 63030 | i know i can never shut up around her... man i have to calllll youuuuu :( i could use a good chat |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Purple_Lee a répondu le Sat 20 Dec, 2003 @ 4:40pm |
 Coolness: 238740 | interesting
ione has to think how people first started to find out about these things...like a group of teens some where in the jungle First boy "i dare you to eat that leaf!?" Secound boy "no freaking way!" First boy "i will give you a goat if you do" secound boy "sure why not?" munch munch First boy "so how is it?" Secound boy"i don't know, but why is there three of you?" BINGO we have winner:lol Lee |
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