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Shabu or syabu may refer to: Shabu, a slang term for the drug methamphetamine, used in Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Ya ba, also called shabú (Philippines), pills with a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine prevalent throughout Asia. Shabu, a fictional genie from the sitcom Just Our Luck
[7] [8] The name commonly used for it in the Philippines and Indonesia is shabú. [9] The name commonly used for it in China is ma-goo or ma-guo. [citation needed] In Bangladesh, it is colloquially known as baba, guti, laal, khawon, ‘jinish ’, stuff or maal. [citation needed] Ya ba is sometimes called bhul bhuliya in India. [citation needed]
Two of the most used and valuable illegal drugs in the country are methamphetamine hydrochloride (known locally as shabu) and marijuana. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2012, the United Nations said the Philippines had the highest rate of methamphetamine use in East Asia, and according to a U.S. State Department report, 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 ...
Dialect – Any of the languages of the Philippines other than Tagalog (Original meaning: a variety of a standard language) Double-deck — A bunk bed. (Original meaning: something that has two decks or levels one above the other, usually a bus or tram). Duster [28] — A loose dress wore in (and near) one’s house. (Original meaning: a ...
Philippine English (similar and related to American English) is a variety of English native to the Philippines, including those used by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos and English learners in the Philippines from adjacent Asian countries.
The cultivation and use of cannabis is illegal in the Philippines under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As the Philippines is a signatory to the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs , [ 3 ] Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug , which limits its use to medical and ...
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