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Street Names: Crazy medicine, Yaba, Ice Street Form and Method of Use: Yaba comes in tablet form - usually red or orange but sometimes green. Still relatively rare in Britain , experts reckon it's only a matter of time before it becomes the drug of choice for clubbers everywhere thanks to the intense visuals and highs it produces. It's sometimes passed off as ecstasy in clubs. Yaba can be made from a bizarre mix of substances including salt, household cleaning products and lithium from camera batteries. Effects: Yaba gives the user powerful hallucinations. It can keep users awake for days on end. Yaba is a derivative of synthetic amphetamines such as speed. But it can be manufactured far more quickly and easily using very simple ingredients and equipment. Health Risks: Regular use is linked to lung and kidney disorders. It can give you disturbing hallucinations and make you paranoid. One of the nastier and most common hallucinations is 'speed bugs' or 'crank bugs' where users think bugs are crawling under their skin and go frantic trying to get them out. Coming off the drug can lead to severe depression and suicidal urges. Tolerance: Yaba is addictive and habit forming. Coming off of the drug can lead to severe depression and suicidal urges. The law Yaba is a type of Amphetamine. It is a Class B drug, illegal to have, give away or sell. Prepared for injection it becomes a Class A and can get you tougher sentencing if you're caught with it or selling it. Possession can get you up to five years in jail and an unlimited fine. Further Information: Did you know? < < < Back to Drugs Index (Y) |
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