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3 results foundAuthor: Sykes, Wendy Title: Perceptions of Social Harms Associated with Khat Use Summary: This is the report of research into perceptions of social harms associated with the use of khat in Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities in England and Wales. Views were sought from within these key communities, from professionals and practitioners directly involved with them, from mainstream drug and alcohol service providers and from members of the wider UK population. The research was carried out in London, Sheffield and Cardiff with fieldwork conducted during May and June 2009. The research was to: explore the perceived social harms associated with khat affecting the user, his/her family and the wider community; explore differences in perceptions of harms by age group, country of origin and gender; investigate the level and type of service available to khat users and their families, and the expectations and needs of khat users from services; investigate views on the appropriate Government response to khat. Details: London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2010. 19p. Source: Internet Resource: Home Office Research Report 44: Accessed October 13, 2010 at: http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs10/horr44c.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs10/horr44c.pdf Shelf Number: 119951 Keywords: Drug Abuse and AddictionDrugsKhat |
Author: Klein, Alex Title: Chewing over Khat prohibition: The globalisation of control and regulation of an ancient stimulant Summary: In the context of a fast changing and well documented market in legal highs, the case of khat (Catha edulis) provides an interesting anomaly. It is first of all a plant-based substance that undergoes minimal transformation or processing in the journey from farm to market. Secondly, khat has been consumed for hundreds if not thousands of years in the highlands of Eastern Africa and Southern Arabia. In European countries, khat use was first observed during the 1980s, but has only attracted wider attention in recent years. Discussions about appropriate regulatory systems and the implications of rising khat use for European drug policies should take cognizance of social, demographic and cultural trends, and compare the existing models of control that exist in Europe. Khat provides a unique example of a herbal stimulant that is defined as an ordinary vegetable in some countries and a controlled drug in others. It provides a rare opportunity to study the effectiveness, costs and benefits of diverse control regimes. As long as khat is legally produced and traded, it also allows for the views of stakeholders such as farmers and traders to be included in policy discussions. Details: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Transnational Institute (TNI), 2012. 12p. Source: Series on Legislative Reform of Drug Policies Nr. 17: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 27, 2012 at http://undrugcontrol.info/images/stories/documents/dlr17.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://undrugcontrol.info/images/stories/documents/dlr17.pdf Shelf Number: 123835 Keywords: Drug RegulationIllegal Drug MarketsKhat |
Author: Asha, Omar Title: Khat -- A Drug of Growing Abuse Summary: The National Association of Somali Women in Sweden and together with the Swedish National Association of Immigrants Against Drugs (SIMON) have taken educational mat erial. Our purpose is to stop the spread of drugs by using the force of knowledge and personal involvement. In order to create a strong public opinion against khat and to support individual khat abusers, it is necessary to have basic knowledge about khat, about its history, about the development of a drug dependence, about consequences of khat abuse for the family and the economy etc. In this booklet we write frankly about khat, about our views on drugs and about how the drug abuser is affected by his or her abuse. We approach the topic step by step with the aim of assisting group discussions founded on fact-based material. The purpose of this study material, Khat – a drug of growing abuse, is to enable discussions and thinking about the khat drug. Details: Brussels: Europe Against Drugs, 2008. 19p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 16, 2013 at: http://www.eurad.net/filestore/PDF/Khatpublication.pdf Year: 2008 Country: International URL: http://www.eurad.net/filestore/PDF/Khatpublication.pdf Shelf Number: 128381 Keywords: Drug Abuse and AddictionIllegal DrugsKhat |