Qat is a green leafy plant containing an amphetamine like stimulant, classified by the World Health Organization as a drug of abuse.

Asthma aggravation has been observed in patients using large dose of beta 2 stimulants, but it is not known if it results from spontaneous course of the disease or adverse effect of the drugs.

Several Governments indicated that national laws and regulations had been adopted to improve the exchange of information between States on transactions involving ATS, including the application of the know your client principle.

A larger proportion of Governments (48 per cent) had enhanced cooperation with the chemical industry to prevent the diversion of precursors of ATS and with the pharmaceutical industry (42 per cent) to prevent the diversion of licit pharmaceuticals containing ATS.

Almost half of the reporting Governments (48 per cent) had enhanced cooperation with the chemical industry to prevent the diversion of precursors of amphetamine type stimulants and with the pharmaceutical industry (42 per cent) to prevent the diversion of licit pharmaceuticals containing amphetamine type stimulants.