Lean, the fashionable drink among teenagers

Glass full of lean

The lean, purple drank or sizzurp It is a homemade drink that has been around for a long time. In the last two years its consumption has skyrocketed among young people and adolescents.

It is prepared by mixing cough syrup, sweets, a soda and ice cubes. The soda gives the mixture solubility and the candy makes the drink taste better and gives it a purple color.

Some trap music singers (Kid Keo, Bad Bunny, etc.) talk about this cocktail in The lyrics of their songs. In their videos they show how they drink it.

This drink causes distortion of reality, paranoia, and feelings of euphoria or relaxation. After a few minutes, these sensations disappear and the boys seem sleepy and depressedIts habitual consumption is highly addictive and has very dangerous effects on health..

Where does the lean come from?

This drink has its origin in the sixties in the USA. Blues musicians mixed syrup with beer. Between the eighties and the nineties, rock and hip-hop groups changed the original mix for the current one. Early 2000 rags adopt it as their own symbol and as something very cool. This musical subgenre has become very popular among the youngest in recent years.

Why is it so popular with young people now?

  • All the ingredients in this liquid drug are legal, cheap and easy to get by minors. Syrups can be purchased over the counter on the black market.
  • Can be prepared easily. There are tons of videos on youtube showing how it is done.
  • Young people are attracted to her composition, its color and its immediate effects.
  • To teenagers curiosity moves them, they love to try new things.
  • Boys are influenceable and they want to imitate their musical idols or virtual references.
  • By not carrying alcohol does not smell after drinking it. Su consumption is difficult to detect by parents.
  • Many teenagers are unaware of its dangerous effects because they see the syrup as a product that is not harmful to their health.
  • Some consume it for imitating their friends and for fear of their rejection if they do not. The feeling of belonging to the group during adolescence is very important.

Composition of cough syrups

Cough syrups contain codeine and promethazine.

Codeine It is a narcotic made from opium gum. In medicine it is used as an antitussive, analgesic or sedative for its relaxing effects. Ingested in high doses produces a sensation of euphoria and hallucinations.

Promethazine in medicine it is prescribed to treat allergic reactions, colds, nausea and vomiting associated with travel and, in some patients before and after surgery. Acts as a sedative or antiemetic (prevents vomiting).

An overdose can cause depression of the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, flushing, dilated pupils, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory depression, profound hypotension and unconsciousness.

purple drink


What happens if lean is ingested in large quantities?

The amount of codeine that some young people ingest with this drink is so high that the its effects are comparable to those of heroin.

The most visible effects after a high intake of lean are; pupil dilation, blurred vision, loss of balance, dizziness, nausea, stomachaches, and fainting. The interaction of codeine with promethazine causes drowsiness and lightheadedness. If the consumer suffers from depression this liquid drug could cause you respiratory or cardiac arrest.

Your continued consumption It can lead to weight gain, tooth loss, constipation, tiredness, drowsiness, urine infections, and even death. In young people and adolescents, demotivation, fear, anxiety and mood swings stand out.

In recent years there have been several cases of death among famous rappers and young people due to overdose or continued abuse of lean.

What if it is mixed with alcohol, pills or cannabis?

Some young people add beer or vodka to lean. Others mix it with cannabis or pills for anxiety. This kind of explosive cocktails potentiate the depressive effects of the central nervous system. They can lead to cardiac or respiratory arrest, coma, and even death.


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  1.   Pol said

    Good grief, I totally ignored this cocktail as a "drug."
    Very interesting, for those of us who have teenagers nearby.

  2.   Juan Diego said

    And still the little baby drinks read and drinks whiskey 🙁

    1.    bbcita bb lean said

      HA HA HA HA HA HA.