Why Would Khat Chewers Quit? An In-Depth, Qualitative Study on Saudi Khat Quitters
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Why Would Khat Chewers Quit? An In-Depth, Qualitative Study on Saudi Khat Quitters
BACKGROUND Khat chewing, which has many adverse health and social consequences, is highly prevalent and socially accepted in the Jazan region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted with 47 adult male former khat users regarding their khat initiation, continuance, and cessation, the amounts of khat they had used, and the health and social consequences of thei...
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عنوان ژورنال: Substance Abuse
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0889-7077,1547-0164
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2013.783526