Ya ba

Ya ba (also ya maa, yaba, yaa baa, ya baa or yah bah; Thai: ยาบ้า, literally "madness drug" or "crazy drug";Burmese: ယာဘာ) are tablets containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine.

Alternative names

Originally named "ya máa" (ยาม้า), meaning "horse drug" , as it was given to horses when pulling carts up steep hills and for other strenuous work in Shan State.The slang terms for ya ba in Burma are (kyethi, lit. "button") and (athi).

Ya ba is sometimes called bhul bhuliya in India. The name commonly used for it in the Philippines and Indonesia is shabú. In north Thailand it is often referred to as "chocalee" due to a somewhat sweet taste ya ba pills leave in the mouth. .The name commonly used for it in China is Ma-goo（or Ma-guo）, usually as a Sexual medicine in recent years. In Bangladesh it's colloqually known as Baba.

Appearance and use

Ya ba is typically produced in a round pill form. There are many different versions of ya ba, and the most common are red, orange, or lime green in color and carry logos such as "R" or "WY". They are small and round, roughly 6 millimetres (0.24 in) in diameter (similar size to Smint but round), which means they can be packed inside a plastic soda straw for easy transportation or in a reusable "mint" container.