MODEL RELEASED. Chat (Catha edulis). Hand holding a bunch of chat stems and leaves. These are chewed for their stimulant effect throughout Ethiopia an

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MODEL RELEASED. Chat (Catha edulis). Hand holding a bunch of chat stems and leaves. These are chewed for their stimulant effect throughout Ethiopia and other parts of Africa, where users believe the plant has beneficial properties. However, the leaves contain the psychoactive compound cathinone which causes hypertension and delirium. Photographed in Ethiopia.

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