| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Amphetamine
Bangla Desh. Yaba: The cheap synthetic drug convulsing a nation
Bangla Desh. Yaba: The cheap synthetic drug convulsing a nation
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh have become hooked on yaba - a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine sold as cheap red or pink pills. The official response has been harsh, with hundreds of people killed in alleged incidents of "crossfire". (BBC, 25.04.2019)