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Yaba is a derivative of synthetic Amphetamines such as speed and can be manufactured far more quickly and easily than traditional forms of amphetamine. The recipe has spread from the Far East by word of mouth and on the Internet. We've experienced some difficulty getting a consistent description of ingredients and effects, with some reports stating that the drug is mostly methamphetamine, running 80% pure with much of the cut being cast off from Heroin production.

The main ingredients, which include salt, household cleaning products, distilled cold medicines and lithium from camera batteries, can be bought legally and the drug easily knocked out at home with a couple of casserole dishes and a hob.

It is known as 'crazy medicine' pronounced yar bah. Now Yaba a new drug more popular than Heroin in parts of the Far East, is heading for Britain, amid warnings that it could supersede Ecstasy as the drug of choice for the country's clubbers. Yaba has become increasingly popular in the Far East amongst claims that the drug is now bigger than Heroin in Thailand.

This drug, which creates an intense hallucinogenic effect and can enable users to stay awake for days on end, was originally
created by German chemists instructed by Adolf Hitler to find a stimulant that would help his soldiers to fight around the clock.

Drug experts are warning that Britain is being targeted by Yaba producers operating out of the so-called Golden Triangle - the drug producing areas which straddle the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos.

Packages of a drug thought to be Yaba were intercepted at Heathrow Airport. There have been other recent seizures in France and Ireland, and there is evidence that illegal laboratories in the United Kingdom are attempting to make it.

The rewards for criminals can be huge. Around £300 pounds of raw materials can make Yaba worth more than £2,000 at British street prices. Since the equipment needed is portable, labs can be moved on a regular basis, making it more difficult for police
to track them down.

The so-called Nazi method of making Yaba was first noticed in Thailand more than 30 years ago. At the time it was legal and would be sold at petrol stations alongside soft drinks and cigarettes. Long-distance lorry drivers would pop the pills to help them work through the night. Possession and supply of Yaba was criminalized in 1970, but the market simply went underground.

While it is true that Yaba is cheaper and easier to produce than the current club drug of choice, Ecstasy (MDMA), this cannot be the only reason for the rise of the drug. After all, these are two very different kinds of drugs. Yaba, as as you will find out,
causes disturbing hallucinations. Ecstasy, on the other hand, is known to produce a euphoric effect, causing the users to have strong feelings of warmth and "connection" to those around them.

Demand for the drug in Britain is being fuelled by holiday makers returning from the Far East, who talked about the intense high it induces.