Lean (drug)
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Lean or purple drank is a polysubstance drink used as a recreational drug. It is prepared by mixing prescription-grade cough or cold syrup containing an opioid drug and an antihistamine drug with a so
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Ingredients for creating lean, including codeine-promethazine cough syrup, Jolly Rancher candies, and Sprite. Note the label on the bottled syrup, printed with instructions on how to prepare the lean. Some of the syrup has been decanted into a plastic container.
A spoonful of promethazine/codeine syrup showing the characteristic purple color
In 2019, rapper Future publicly spoke about quitting lean after learning about how his music influenced teenagers to try the drug.
Mac Miller
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Malcolm James McCormick, known by the stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career in Pittsburgh's local hip-hop scene in 2007, at the age of 15.
Lean (drug)
…at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of possessing promethazine and codeine syrup (the primary ingredient of lean) along with marijuana. Mac Miller, who died of a drug overdose not involving lean, spoke openly of his addiction to lean. On April 7, 2015, Swedish rapper Yung Lean, while living in…
Miller performing in 2017
Miller performing at the NYC Governor's Ball in 2011
Miller on The Space Migration Tour in October 2013
Miller performing at the 2017 Splash! festival in Germany