The Demystification of Purple Drank

[tps_title]The Casualties[/tps_title]

Has anyone died from drinking purple drank? Well, duhhh! It’s a drug, it alters the mind, and it contains chemicals. So, yes, quite a number of individuals died from drinking the syrup.

Too much antihistamine promethazine eventually leads of respiratory depression. This is fatal and several members of the hip-hop community can attest to this. DJ Screw, its godfather, died of an overdose. DJ Screw’s protégée, Big Moe, died after suffering from a massive heart attack. He slipped into a coma for a few days but eventually succumbed to the wild effects of the drug. People addicted to Purple Drank ingest as much as 25 times the required dosage. And it becomes even more lethal for those who take anti-depressants or those who suffer from sleep apnea.