Lean, also known as purple drank, sizzurp, barre, and Texas tea, is a mixture of cough syrup, soda, hard candy, and sometimes alcohol. It contains codeine and promethazine, which evoke euphoria. Share ...

The rapper and childhood star admitted to having a lean addiction years ago and advised fans to "say no to drugs." Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital. She has ...

Lean is a mixture of codeine and other ingredients, such as soda and candy. It is sometimes called purple drank or sizzurp. Potential effects include pain relief, altered states of consciousness, ...

JaMarcus Russell is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history. The former quarterback is most infamous for his addiction to codeine, and Russell opened up about that part of his life ...

Codeine-based cough syrups are prescription medicines used to suppress severe coughs, but misuse and illegal trade have sparked law enforcement action in India. The Madhya Pradesh police have seized ...

To get a better understanding of this, we got in touch with Dr Tushar Tayal, Associate Director, Internal Medicine, CK Birla Hospital Gurgaon. Read on. Why Is Codeine-based Cough Syrup In News? The ...

And in many of these songs, if you listen closely to the lyrics, you'll hear references to "drank", "lean" or "Barr" — all nicknames for codeine cough syrup, a drug of choice for many in the hip-hop ...