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Which cat is in the street? \u2026.Is it Khat or Cat.<\/h3>
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Many people are confused about the difference between the two substances khat and cat. They may even produce similar effects on the people that are using them but are significantly different in composition or origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s first deal with khat. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khat is a plant and is used as a recreational drug by people in East Africa and the Arabian countries to elevate mood. The leaves and stem are chewed. It is both a recreational drug and sometime medicinal.
As a medicine, the khat leaf is used for  many common ailments such as diabetes<\/a>, , depression<\/a>, fatigue<\/a>, obesity<\/a>, stomach<\/a> ulcers, headache<\/a>, and male infertility<\/a>. It is also used to lower the need for food,  sleep<\/a>, decrease sexual desires, improve the ability to study, and increase aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khat seems to contain characteristics and stimulants similar to amphetamines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether\nit has any impact on these ailments is still to be scientifically\ndecided however The World Health Organization (WHO) lists khat as a\ndrug that creates “dependence” in people, meaning it\nproduces a continuing desire to keep using it. It is banned in many\nwestern countries. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khat can cause many side effects including mood changes, increased alertness, excessive talkativeness, hyperactivity, excitement, aggressiveness, anxiety, elevated blood pressure<\/a>, manic behaviour, paranoia, and psychosis. It may also lead to insomnia and an inability to concentrate.

And the other Cat? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methcathinone is stimulant that is structurally a combination of methamphetamine and cathinone. It is clandestinely manufactured from readily available chemicals. It is a white or off-white crystalline powder, most commonly snorted, although it can be taken orally by mixing it with a beverage or diluted in water and it can be injected intravenously. Methcathinone produces amphetamine-like characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\neffect of Cat\/Kat can be described as being very similar to that of\ncocaine, however unlike cocaine the effects can last up to nine\nhours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWhat are the Physical\/Mental Effects of Cat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n