Somali Stimulant Khat to Be Made a Banned Drug; BUT COMMUNITY LEADER SAYS A ITS USE IS LIKE GOING TO PUBByline: JAMES AL-MUDALLAL D AND CLARE HUTCHINSON newsdesk@walesonline.co.ukWestern Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
A month later, after the ship returned to its home port, in Halifax, the Canadian Navy summarized its deployment as follows: “Charlottetown contributed significantly to deterrence of terrorism and other threats to maritime security—illegal migration, bootlegging and drug-running, for example—that ...
Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff
Drug useCultureLifestylesRefugeesSocial identityCatha edulis, known in the drugs literature as khat and in Kenya as gat, miraa, murungi, veve, gomba, abounds with paradoxes. One of the curious features of khat is that it has become so closely associated with Somalis, both at home and in ...
It is suggested that excessive Khat consumption among Somalis in UK should be seen in the wider context of a people dislocated from their country of origin as facilitating a deviant pattern of drug abuse. The findings are preliminary but have implications for future research and intervention.doi:...
consistency (Cronbach's ?? = .86), convergent validity with the CIDI (sensitivity = .90; specificity = .90) as well as concurrent validity: positive cases showed higher SRQ-20 scores, higher prevalence of psychotic symptoms, and higher levels of intake of the local stimulant drug khat. Comp...
Khat case may hinge on definition of drug; The trial in New York is being watched by Twin Cities Somalis, who say the plant is harmless. U.S. officials argue otherwise.(NEWS)Hopfensperger, Jean
Drug addictionDrug abuseMedical treatmentHealth risk assessmentPeople usually gather in the afternoon between five or six o'clock to chew. Many look tired, suffering the qaadiro or hangover from the previous night's session. For many this becomes a daily routine, and is rationalised with there ...
Testing on khat ruled accurate; Charges stand involving drug used by some Somalis.(NEWS)Zack, Margaret