Khat or qat (Oromo: Jimaa, Somali: Qaad/Khaad, Arabic: القات al-qāt; Amharic: ጫት ch’at) is a flowering plant native to East Hararghe Zone and West Hararghe Zone of Ethiopia. Khat contains the alkaloid cathinone, a stimulant, which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria. Among communities from the areas where the plant is native, khat chewing has a history as a social custom dating back thousands of years analogous to the use of coca leaves in South America and betel nut in Asia.The World Health Organization (WHO) classified it in 1980 as a drug of abuse that can produc...