Opiate conclusion

Lets say its a Saturday morning. You've got nothing important to do so you brew a nice pot of coffee and watch some music videos. For some reason you decide to watch one of the many terrible Lil Wayne videos. In a state of shock, you notice a Styrofoam cup in his hand. It's hard to understand what the goblin like creature is saying in the fist pace, but adding a highly addictive prescription drug isn't helping. What he's drinking is commonly known as "lean", a prescription cough suppressant that contains both Promethazine and Codeine.

Huston Texas is the birth place of the Sipping culture. In the 1960's Blues players would mix Robitussin with beer and experience bizarre sedating effects. Local gangs did the same and a tradition was formed. In the late 80's an early 90's they substituted in Promethazine Codeine syrup and Purple Drank was born. A native rapper by the name of DJ Screw promoted the drug in song, and often slowed down his tracks to produce a sound similar to the effect of the drug. Many locals and people across the nation wanted to try this illegal cocktail and nation soon delt with a lean epidemic.  Codeine is a narcotic, and Promethazine an antihistamine, combined they create a deadly substance. When taken as prescribed the syrup can relieve sever respiratory infection or act as a sleep aid. When abused, a user taking a dosage high enough may experience something similar to an LSD trip.  

Now lean use is common throughout various rap stars. Many versus talk highly of the substance and act as publicity for the drug. Due to the high potential for abuse, in August 2014 all production of the substance was called to an immediate halt. The shortage of lean has caused street values to sky rocket. Some rappers are willing to pay upwards or $100,000 a bottle. Soon the lean will run dry and problems SHOULD come to a screeching haul.

Being the dumb ass he is, Soulja boy posted this photo to Instagram shortly after the annoucment.

Far more dangerous is addictive substance Heroin. Also an opiate, but injected or smoked instead of orally taken. Heroin is refined morphine that's strong enough to kill a man. This drug is so addictive that the process of detox can kill a user. Many heroin addicts must inject themselves two or three times daily to avoid withdraw. When one is ready to get sober it is a pain staking process that can take a life time. Relapse is almost unavoidable when dealing with heroin. Sadly relapse leads to overdose all to often in the world of music and fame. 

Bradly Nowell struggled with heroin addiction for the majority of his short life. He' gotten clean but fell into relapse a few time's. When he finally seemed to have his life back on track it happened. He was a new father, he'd just gotten married, and had just finished the album that would make Sublime famous. Then he died... He'd been married for a week ,and while on a five day tour he slipped back into addiction. He knew that he'd be meeting his wife for the last stop of the tour and couldn't be fucked up on Heroin. Two choices.. 

1. Flush it down the toilet

2. Shoot it all up.....

Bradley was found in his motel on the morning of May 25, 1996 unresponsive. When medical help arrived they pronounced that he had died hours earlier of an overdose. 

The albums release was originally set back, but eventually became available to the public. Songs such as "What i've got","Santeria", and "Wrong way" gave the band the fame they craved, but there was only one problem... The lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist was dead.

Moral of the story: don't play around with Opiates and you'll live a happy life. The very Symbol that sublime created tell's the story of it's lead singers death. The band was created in California and the members felt a sense of pride toward it. The Sublime sun represents Cali, you either have good times and it is sunny, or you fall into the dark presence of the drug culture.