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Although Kebede (2002) is an exception in discussing the possible correlation between smoking tobacco and chewing khat [24], the relation between these practices and whether khat chewing is an important factor in the likelihood of tobacco smoking, is not examined empirically

[50] In addition to physical negative health consequences, adolescent smoking has also been linked to negative psychological consequences

This indicates that nicotine may be responsible for this weight gain, possibly by reversed nicotine-related increases in energy expenditure, appetite-suppressant effects, or alterations of reward thresholds and behaviors [9,10,11]

Al-Bashaireh AM, Haddad LG, Weaver M, et al