Purple drank prevalence and characteristics of misusers of codeine cough syrup mixtures

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Cathy Marcum, Associate Professor and Curriculum Coordinator (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/

Abstract: A mixture of codeine cough syrup with alcohol and/or a soft drink known as “purple drank” has gained media attention in recent years as a drug associated with professional athletes and southern rap music. The existing research on purple drank consumption has primarily utilized samples of African Americans residing in the Houston, Texas area. This is the ?rst scholarly study of purple drank use outside of the Houston, Texas area among a general population of young adults, and indicates that purple drank use is not limited to African American males. The ?ndings depict higher odds of the use of purple drank among other racial and ethnic groups, males, and homosexual, bisexual, and transgender college students from urban areas.

Additional Information

Publication
Catherine D. Marcum, Bryan Lee Miller, John M. Stogner, Laura E. Agnich (2013) "Purple drank prevalence and characteristics of misusers of codeine cough syrup mixtures" Addictive Behaviors 38 pp. 2445-2449 Version of Record Available @ (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.03.020) (ISSN: 0306-4603)
Language: English
Date: 2013
Keywords
codeine, Promethazine, cough syrup, CPHCS, purple drank, Novel drugs

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