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I Was a Lean Addict For 8 Years. Now My Memories Mean Nothing
“It's a little demon whispering in my ear that I constantly have to fight against."
The Worrying Rise of Lean in the UK
"Lean comas" and kidney failure are some of the lesser-known side effects of purple drank.
This Guy Is Selling Quebec Cream Soda to American Rappers for $200 a Box
With his company Rare Drank, this "soft drink dealer" sells high-priced Quebec cream soda to lean dealers and American rappers.
Today Is Your Last Day to Buy Codeine Without a Prescription
From Thursday, you’ll no longer be able to purchase drugs like Nurofen Plus and Panadeine over the counter.
One Million Australians Are Abusing Prescription Drugs
New data shows our addiction to opioids is following the same trajectory as North America's.
Painkiller Addictions are the Easiest to Hide
“The people I hid it from were the ones that were going to help me the most."
I Relived My Glory Years At a Teen 'Party Awareness' Party
The simulated party meant to highlight dangers of teen partying, but even the parents were like whatever.
Inside Florida's Codeine Black Market
Long glamorized by Dirty South rap acts, "lean" is increasingly lucrative on the street thanks in part to prescription drug busts.
More and More Young French People Are Getting High on Cough Syrup
The cocktail of cough syrup and soda long known in the US as 'purple drank' has made it way across the Atlantic Ocean. And French health authorities are not pleased.
Did Poppy Seed Tea Kill This College Student?
Bagels, muffins, and salad dressings are all conduits for two of nature’s most powerful and potentially lethal opiates.
From 'War and Peace' to Rihanna—Why Is Everyone Mumbling?
There's more to lyrics like "dur dur dur dur dur" than you'd think.
Everything You Should Know About 360's Nurofen Plus Addiction
Australian rapper 360 last week released a confessional freestyle detailing his addiction to codeine. It was heavy stuff, set to The xx's instrumental "Intro".