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Review
. 2013 Nov 1;2012(2):1-6.
doi: 10.5339/qmj.2012.2.5. eCollection 2012.

Khat: A widely used drug of abuse in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula: Review of literature

Taha Al-Juhaishi  1 , Sadeer Al-Kindi  1 , Abdulrazzak Gehani
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Khat: A widely used drug of abuse in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula: Review of literature

Taha Al-Juhaishi et al. Qatar Med J. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Khat chewing.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Khat plant.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Structure of active constituents of Khat (cathinone, cathine, and norephedrine) in comparison with other drugs of abuse.
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