Former Raiders quarterback, and Biggest Draft Bust of All Time(TM)
JaMarcus Russell was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. That substance? Cough medicine with codeine. That seems like such a random drug to be caught with, doesn't it? Can't JaMarcus get cocaine like other millionaires?
Turns out that the cough syrup is a central ingredient in a popular southern drug cocktail that is called Drank, Sizzurp (that puts a new spin on that Kanye lyric, doesn't it? Jim knows what I'm talking about), Purple Stuff, Purp, and Lean, because, as one brilliant Urban Dictionary description puts it, "it's so thick that it just makes you lean cause' you so fucked up you
can't even stand up." (In that case, I'm going to start calling my Baileys and coffee drink "lean".)
To top it all off, Drank was created in my new hometown of Houston, Texas. Represent! This Outside the Lines piece on it is absolutely fascinating:
Three things I learned while watching this video:
1) DJ Screw, the Houston music producer who invented it, also died from an overdose. Just like Marie Curie!
2) If you want somebody to think you are enjoying some Purple Drink, all you need to do is stack up three styrofoam cups and fill it with grape soda.
