Boosie tells TMZ he nearly died 3 or 4 times from drinking lean and says it’s “f***ed up a lot of rappers and the culture of hip hop.” He says users don’t realize something that tastes like Kool-Aid ...

Is excessive consumption of codeine-containing cough syrup responsible for recurrent seizures suffered by the rap star Lil Wayne? As reported by the gossip site TMZ, earlier this week the performer ...

States that have legalized adult-use marijuana have a significant reduction in pharmacy-based codeine prescriptions, a new study shows. The study was published Jan. 19 in the Journal of Health ...

The abuse of Lean leaves users with a high that lasts around three hours. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) It’s cooler than ever to get high, and this without getting locked up or braving Hillbrow for a ...

JaMarcus Russell is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history. The former quarterback is most infamous for his addiction to codeine, and Russell opened up about that part of his life ...

The sizzurp trend plaguing hip-hop may finally be nearing its demise. According to TMZ, Actavis--the Promethazine Codeine producer that is frequently name dropped in rap songs--is pulling the plug on ...

South Africa’s medicines regulator is developing a new set of initiatives to stem the misuse of codeine, an opioid drug found in certain pain relief medicines and cough mixtures, but which people also ...