What is it?:
Stimulant drug made from the leaves and twigs, evergreen shrub. Active ingredients are cathine and cathinone.
Street Names:
Abyssinian Tea, African Salad, Catha, Chat, Kat, Miraa, Oat, Qat, Quaadka
How is it used?:
• Chewed
• Dried Khat is used as a tea or chewable paste
• Smoked, sprinkled on food
How does it affect the body?:
- Manic behavior with grandiose delusions
- Chronic use can cause depression and suicide
- Hallucinations, paranoia, nightmares
- Euphoria, increased alertness and energy, hyperactivity
- Increase in blood pressure and heart rate
- Cardiac complications
- Insomnia, gastric disorders
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