yaba
World Is Yours: How a Cheap Synthetic Drug Is Ravaging India’s Northeast
A potent mix of caffeine and methamphetamine, WY tablets are cheap because they are usually spiked – coming in from the Myanmar border and peddled behind school and college canteens.
Bangladesh Bans Phone Access for 1 Million Rohingya Refugees Just in Case They Sell Drugs
The authorities say the refugees have been “abusing” phone services to traffic meth. But many say the move will simply just isolate the already persecuted Rohingya community.
One Year on, the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh Has a New Problem
Dangers of drug addiction and early marriage among adolescents testify to a grim future of the community.
Thailands meth-epidemi
Thailand står med en hele generation af unge, som er afhængige af en farlig form for metamfetamin ved navn "yaba".
Thailand's Meth Epidemic and Vomit Rehab
VICE Japan investigates 'yaba,' the methamphetamine-based drug sweeping Thailand, and the unique rehab program to cure addicts through daily group vomiting sessions.
Yaba, the 'Madness Drug', Is Finding New Routes Into Bangladesh
The navy recently seized more than $10 million worth of the drug in the country's largest ever haul. But despite authorities' efforts, smuggling is "rampant," with traffickers finding new ways to evade detection.
Southeast Asia’s War on Drugs Is a Grotesque Failure, but Why Stop?
Southeast Asian countries have taken interdiction further than most, consistently executing people for non-violent drug crimes.