Khat is a plant, which has a stimulant impact on the human brain and is used as a narcotic. In Eritrea, Tanzania and Somalia the drug is baned and illegal. Eritrea stays one of the nations, which is less impacted by the drug, due to nearly non-existing demand and tight regulation by the government. The drug is mainly used in the Red Sea region and belongs in some countries such as Yemen or Somalia to the culture of every day life. Khat has gained economical significance in Kenia or Ethiopia due to increasing foreign exchange income through exports. The demand is expanding dramatically in the region as well as outside. Just recently, Swedish customs officers discovered a Somali couple smuggling cut from Sweden to Denmark in order to serve the Somalian exile community in Scandinavia as reported in the news by Thelocal. This shows that the narcotic is gaining grounds around the world, especially in regions with a high Islamic diaspora. Often social misfortune such as poverty and prostitution are linked to consumptionof drugs. For instance, the case of Aisha a girl from Somalia highlights what implication Khat can have to a society. The girl drifted into prostitution and became Khat addicted. IRIN read more: