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Chewing miraa bad for mental health, Kemri scientists say

A trader displays bundles of miraa. Kemri has backtracked on miraa, says it’s bad for mental health. [File, Standard]

Scientists at Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) now say miraa is bad for mental health.

In 2017, Kemri, while citing a study carried out in Embu and Meru counties, had declared that miraa does not cause oral, sexual or mental health problems.

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