Qat Is Sucking Yemen Dry

Chewing qat is a social ritual in Yemen, but experts say it's addicting Yemen's citizens to a dangerous drug.

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Qat crops threaten to drain Yemen dry
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/12/02/yemen.water.crisis/index.html

Yemen threatens to chew itself to death over thirst for narcotic qat plant
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/26/yemen-qat-water-drought

Judges face punishment for chewing qat
http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.aspx?SUB_ID=35027

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[StopFear]

I know this Qat is dangerous. When I was at college in our fraternity there was a Ethiopian guy who chewed this Qat. i had no idea what it was. Then my other friends borrowed some from him so we could stay up for finals. That was my first and only time trying it. I basically could stay up all night and be hyper, next day my friend and I had some heart palpitations. It definitely didnt feel right. Then we found out the Ethiopian dude apparently spent 1k a month to buy this stuff.

[lilartist10]

Qat , Khar or Miraa is a culture to Yemen and Somalia !

[MultiCrazyman66]

@Hobiecat33 DONT EVERYONE IS BETTER OFF, STAY IN THIS SHIT HOLE YOUR IN BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY VERY VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS AND MOSAIC OVER THEIR AND WITHOUT YEMENIES THEIR WOULD BE NO COFFEE

[MultiCrazyman66]

khat is just a plant that has tea inside to keep you up its better that cocaine marijuana cigarettes and all the other crap Americans put in their body its just like chewable coffee its not addicting if you didn't want to chew it then you wouldn't and if Americans really cared and THOUGHT their something wrong with it than instead of BAGGING on it ACTUALLY HELP them BETTER YET worry about your OWN ACTUAL ADDICTS THANK YOU

[proni1]

there is nothing wrong with khat

[Hobiecat33]

@Hobiecat33 never ever EVER will I return to Yemen

[Hobiecat33]

Qat infested shit hole. I know cause I was there for 4 years.

[ZORA232]

Loco !!!

[SithSereyPheap1]

The Cambodian are short of Quat,but not of water.Let us trade my Arab friends.Water for Quat yes ?

[SithSereyPheap1]

Quat is halal......Allahu-eckbar !!!

[SithSereyPheap1]

I made tea out of it.....