Is Yemen’s Qat-Chewing Habit Becoming Problematic? (2000)

A Nation on Drugs (2000): Qat, or khat, is a tradition in Yemen, but is it exerting too much control over Yemenis’ lives? Subscribe to Journeyman here: Al Saqqaf, a newspaper publisher, is one of the loudest critics of the drug that has become a Yemeni national obsession. Ninety percent of the men cheq qat daily. Fifty percent of the women chew it in less public displays. The drug increases the pulse and blood pressure, keeps you awake