Talk:Yaba (drug)

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it should be "yaa baa" not yaba, the a's are both the long aa sound in thai bbc story for example

Yes, the both vowels are long, which is usually transcribed as 'aa', at least when following the royal romanized spelling decree, but 'yaba' seems to be the generally accepted spelling. Also, 'yaabaa' should probably not be translated as 'crazy medicine', as medicine has more positive connotations than 'yaa', which is a neutral word. 'Crazy drug' is probably better.

[edit] However,

I moved the following from the article: this kind of question belongs on the talk page.--345Kai 08:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

However, Thailand still remains one the nations with the highest rates of vehicle and motorcycle deaths in the world. (Can someone make articles publishing worldwide motorcycle and vehicle death statistics so it can link to it?)

Other than the fact they abuse the drug to stay awake and drive, what does this have to do with the article anyway? It should be common sense that someone who is sleep deprived, stimulanted up or not, isn't in the best shape to drive and is more likely to wreck due to slow reaction time...--Donnie from the mean streets of Boston, KY 08:17, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Please note that the price is about 10,000 baht for 20 pills —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.47.248.119 (talk) 09:57, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't know where you saw that price, but if you are a westerner, they were probably trying to rip you off. In the nearest slum to where I live in Bangkok, a single pill goes for 250-300 baht, and a bag of twenty pills 3500-4000 baht, during Thaksin's reign. But, Wikipedia does not accept original research.

[edit] YouTube Video

The YouTube video is primarily reporting on prison conditions and how it is full of drug traffickers due to new drug policies in Thailand. It is more a commentary on drug policy and law enforcement than it is on Yaba. It might be more appropriate as a link in the Human rights in Thailand or Drug policy reform articles. I recommend that it be moved from here. --Pat (talk) 02:17, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] drug?

Yaba is being referred as a drug in the article but in the begging is clearly stated as a pill with a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine, this wouldn't be a drug, simply a mixture of drugs in a pill. C6541 (talk) 01:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)