A new drug popular with teens and 20s, lean (purple drank) can be dangerous. Purple Drank, also known as Lean , is a mixture of a prescription cold medication with a soda drink like Sprite or Mountain Dew, plus ice and Jolly Rancher candies often added for color and taste. The cold medication is one that contains promethazine (an antihistamine) and codeine. These ingredients combined make a . Bufret Lignende Oversett denne siden 18.
Sizzurp is most commonly made from promethazine with codeine syrup, a mixture often prescribed as a cough syrup, mixed with Mountain Dew or Sprite and a handful of Jolly.
PART 2) – Duration: 4:04. In small amounts, it works fine. The combination of codeine and promethazine is the reason why so many people die after drinking Lean. Lean , the drink that is popularized in rap and hip hop culture, has some strong and deadly side effects.
Codeine, one main ingredient in “ Lean ” is an opiate similar to: Heroin, Morphine, Oxycontin or Vicodin. Sizzurp – also known as purple drank, syrup and lean – is a mix of codeine- based prescription cough syrup, soda an often, Jolly Ranchers candy. The codeine, which is an opiate, produces a feeling of euphoria.
The cough syrup also contains a drug called promethazine , which acts as a . This combo has a sedative effect , making the user feel woozy and unable to think clearly.
It is mind-boggling to note that the effect involves a feeling of dissociation from the body. A user may feel disconnected from their own body for some time! Users of this concoction abuse codeine cough syrup . When taken in large doses, DXM causes a depressant effect and sometimes a hallucinogenic effect , similar to PCP and ketamine. Repeatedly seeking to experience that feeling can lead to addiction-a chronic relapsing brain condition characterized by inability to stop using a drug despite damaging . Drugs have a wide range of side effects and symptoms. Ever wonder which ones are the most and least harmful?
Abusing the drug for even a short period of time can cause serious effects , such as feelings of dizziness, blurred vision, nausea and even seizures. Levine says it can also lead to death. Four students in the Buffalo Public School District became ill recently after ingesting a drug mixture called “ Lean.
According to a report, the. Lean users are, in effect , poisoning themselves by ingesting large amounts of cough syrup and cold medication containing other ingredients. Find patient medical information for Promethazine -Codeine Oral on WebMD including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and user ratings. Learn about the potential side effects of codeine.
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