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qat

WHAT happens WHEN YOU USE qat?






If you use QAT it can make you:

Qat is a stimulant drug, a bit like amphetamine, just not as strong.

Some users do nothing but chew Qat. It can become the focus of their life. This can lead to problems especially with relationships, work and life in general.

SO WHATS IT LIKE?




Qat is a plant, a shrub to be exact, that is traditionally grown in countries such as Somalia and the Yemen.

WHAT DOES it LOOK LIKE ?

qat

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT!!!



Qat is used in some cultures that do not use alcohol. It is used in a social way (a bit like going to the pub) by groups of people (usually men) who sit and chew it together.
Qat gives very similar effects to amphetamine sulphate (speed) just not as powerful. The effects last longer but are not as intense.

Qat is not as powerful as amphetamine but the after effects are very much the same. The user feels exhausted, really sad, irritable, twitchy and depressed.

After the drug has worn off you can still feel paranoid and scared.

qat

 

"Qat is not as powerful as amphetamine but the after effects are very much the same. The user feels exhausted, really sad, irritable, twitchy and depressed."

 

nicknames



It is pronounced CAT. It is also spelt khat and kat