‘Purple drank’ enters NFL, public consciousness

‘Purple drank’ enters NFL, public consciousness
“Purple drank” has been serenaded in rap songs and even blamed in the deaths of rappers, but it didn’t show up on the mainstream sports pages until the recent arrest of former NFL No. 1 draft pick JaMarcus Russell in Mobile.
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Purple drank, a codeine-based cocktail, is seeping into the NFL
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Purple drank has been quietly growing in popularity the past decade. Now it has reached the NFL. JaMarcus Russell was arrested for possession of codeine syrup, a key ingredient in purple drank. The concoction: typically codeine and the antihistamine promethazine mixed with Sprite or 7Up and Jolly Ranchers …
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Purple drank popularity growing with NFL players
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Purple drank has being quietly growing in popularity the last decade. Now it has reached the NFL.
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