Jamarcus Russell arrested (1 Viewer)

[Truman]

In possession of Codein syrup? Wow. I heard that he was lighting off illegal fireworks in his backyard as well.

Bad JaMarcus! Bad!

Truly embarrassing.He even fails at being arrested like an NFL player.

You guys making these sorts of comments need to investigate the highly addictive and dangerous nature of purple drank. You act like it's "just" couch syrup. You obviously have no clue what this stuff is all about, and you just look foolish with these comments. I'm not trying to be mean, but anyone who likens it to lighting off fireworks, or agrees with such comments, needs to educate himself.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drank

Notable deaths from use

Purple drank is confirmed or suspected to have caused the deaths of several prominent users. Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in the much more potent and CNS-depressing phenothiazine-related antihistamine promethazine. This depression is dose-related and is the mechanism for the potentially fatal consequences of overdose: respiratory or cardiac arrest. As with most CNS depressants, mixing with alcohol greatly increases the risk of respiratory failure and other complications.

DJ Screw, who popularized the codeine-based drink, died of a codeine-promethazine-alcohol overdose on November 16, 2000, several months after the video to Three 6 Mafia's single debuted.[6]

Big Moe, a DJ Screw protegé whose albums City of Syrup and Purple World were based on the drink and who has been described as having "rapped obsessively about the drug,"[19] died at age 33 on October 14, 2007, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[20] There was speculation that purple drank may have contributed to his death. [14][21]

Pimp C, widely influential Port Arthur, Texas rapper and a member of rap duo UGK, was found dead on December 4, 2007, at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office reported that the rapper's death was "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors." Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office, said the levels of the medication were elevated, but not enough to deem the death an overdose. However, Pimp C had a history of sleep apnea, a condition that causes one to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. A spokesman for the coroner's office said that the combination of sleep apnea and cough medication probably suppressed Pimp C's breathing long enough to bring on his death.[3][19]

And these are just "prominent" people. It's killing lots of people.

I refer to it as "natural selection"

I'd like to think natural selection applies to 24 year old millionaires who face jail time because they decide to sell copious amounts of codeine.

 

[Mark Wimer]

For cough syrup?

Nuh uh...How does one get arrested for that?!? Should I flush my cough drops down the toilet? Throw my TUMS in the fire pit?

Neither your cough drops or TUMS contain prescription codeine or promethazine. You can't get these ingredients over the counter any more in non-prescription drops or syrups.There was an "Outside the Lines" piece on it this week, and this stuff is no joke. More addictive than cocaine, and depending on the amount used, potentially much more dangerous.

I found it interesting that the wiki article specifically cites weight gain as a side effect of addiction to this set of substances. Perhaps now we know why Russell gained so much weight...it would also explain why his physical skills were so visibly diminished during his time as the Oakland starter.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Former No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell removed as HS assistant after allegedly taking $74K donation and cashing it

Russell was relieved of his duties at his alma mater

www.cbssports.com

So many JRuss threads you could bump but this seemed the most appropriate
Why am I not surprised by this? It's Exactly what I expect to hear
Sad how bad he ended up in the NFL, couldn't even make a career back up for teams like Colt McCoy

 

[Gruden's Keyboard]

It's been said that one is like a turtle when they sip the purple

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

This is shocking. I’m shocked. This is my shocked face