Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggression

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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drank

Cough syrup is typically mixed with ingredients such as Sprite soft drink or Mountain Dew and pieces of Jolly Rancher candy.


It's not unusual to add in candy flavoring to off-set the flavor of the cough syrup, Beastie. It's no reach that Skittles are used en lieu of, say, Jolly Ranchers.

ETA: It's important to remember that most users begin as children, and it's understandable they want a fruitier taste rather than what cough syrup provides.

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There is a vast difference between skittles and jolly ranchers. Jolly ranchers dissolve easily into liquid. Skittles do not. And the point is that SKITTLES were specifically mentioned as an ingredient, and the SKITTLES used in the drug mixture is NOT the candy.
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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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You know this would be a lot easier if you'd just read the provided link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_drank

There are numerous slang terms for purple drank, including sizzurp,[2][3][4][5][6] lean,[1][3][4][7] syrup,[3][5][8] drank,[5][9] barre,[5] purple jelly,[4][5] Texas tea,[9] and Tsikuni.[10]


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 8941.story

The cough syrup is often mixed with soft drinks and called "lean." It can fetch about $200 on the streets of L.A, he said.

DEA officials said the syrup is usually obtained by doctor shopping, forged prescriptions and pharmacy theft.


Not sure how you would know whether or not Skittles dissolve easier than Jolly Ranchers, or whether or not that'd make a difference since throwing Skittles into a soda-cough syrup concoction will flavor it, regardless. Think of the candy being added to Lean as sweetener added to vodka. After a while, if you become alcoholic you no longer need to drink sweetened vodka drinks, but can simply mix it with soda or in some cases just drink it straight. That's what these kids transition to... To adults who generally mix it with soda or simply sip on the syrup.

You should at least have the decency to retract your nonsense assertions about Skittles being pills, and... Pretty much everything else.

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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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http://www.drugrehabwiki.com/wiki/Purple_Drank

Withdrawal from codeine syrup can include paranoia and anxiety, skin prickling or crawling, diarrhea or hallucinations and trembling.


I wonder if that is what TM meant when he said "but ima stop burning"?

Maybe the kid was addicted to the stuff, and was possibly suffering from withdrawals.

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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:http://www.drugrehabwiki.com/wiki/Purple_Drank

Withdrawal from codeine syrup can include paranoia and anxiety, skin prickling or crawling, diarrhea or hallucinations and trembling.


I wonder if that is what TM meant when he said "but ima stop burning"?

Maybe the kid was addicted to the stuff, and was possibly suffering from withdrawals.

- Doc


As someone who has gone through heroin withdrawals I can tell you that you are no condition to be fighting someone in any kind of coherent manner while going though them. I've been clean for years, but when I quit and went through the withdrawals I didn't even know where I was for about a day and a half. Luckily my wife kept me in bed.
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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Kittens_and_Jesus wrote:As someone who has gone through heroin withdrawals I can tell you that you are no condition to be fighting someone in any kind of coherent manner while going though them. I've been clean for years, but when I quit and went through the withdrawals I didn't even know where I was for about a day and a half. Luckily my wife kept me in bed.


I'm sure TM wasn't a heroin addict. Regardless, I'm very sorry to hear you went through both addiction to and withdrawal from heroin. I'm glad you're clean!

- Doc
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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:Image


Where did you obtain these?

I'm curious because another photo the right-wing has floated that is supposedly Trayvon was not.

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/ ... not_hi.php

There is no evidence that the photo is of Trayvon Martin, although there is plenty of evidence against it. Even popular right-wing blogger Dan Riehl, who claimed to be among the first to find the Facebook page, admits that it might not be him: "It doesn't appear to be the same Trayvon Martin. But I'm still not sure. It's still linked."


I seem to recall you sharing that picture, too.
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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:Not sure how you would know whether or not Skittles dissolve easier than Jolly Ranchers, or whether or not that'd make a difference since throwing Skittles into a soda-cough syrup concoction will flavor it, regardless. Think of the candy being added to Lean as sweetener added to vodka. After a while, if you become alcoholic you no longer need to drink sweetened vodka drinks, but can simply mix it with soda or in some cases just drink it straight. That's what these kids transition to... To adults who generally mix it with soda or simply sip on the syrup.

You should at least have the decency to retract your nonsense assertions about Skittles being pills, and... Pretty much everything else.

- Doc


Anyone who has eaten skittles and jolly ranchers would know which one would dissolve. I am not going to retract my assertion that "skittles" refers to pills because I've already provided a link that demonstrates just that.

By your logic, anyone who buys any sort of candy and sugary drink has two of the three ingredients for "lean".
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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Here is a link to the medical examiner report. Notice the part where it refers to the organs on page six. It says of the liver:

"Liver: No diagnostic abnormality."

And yet, according to bcspace's preferred Right Wing source, "According to the autopsy report, Martin’s liver showed damage consistent with DXM abuse."

It should be obvious who is lying here, and who is desperately trying to twist the facts to fit a preconceived, self-serving, racist narrative. This website was so stupid it provided a link to the same report and just expected its readers not to click on it to verify its claims.

But let's think about what these racist Right Wingers are saying here. Let's just for the sake of argument go ahead and grant them this fantasy that Trayvon was a crazy drug addict. How in the world does this change the fact that he was being stalked for something he didn't do, and was ultimately killed by the man who, being armed, admitted minutes earlier that he didn't want "these assholes" to get away?

What these racist Right Wingers are really saying here is that because, in their minds, Martin was a drug addict, well then that makes it perfectly OK to kill him. Trayvon's right to stand his ground against an admitted stalker who was following him into the night, doesn't seem to phase them. They're only interested in that right when white people are defending themselves.

But of course no matter how hard they try to spin the facts, we know for certain he was not "on drugs" that night. This is indisputable. There were slight traces of marijuana in his blood, but that has the opposite effect of making someone hostile. Larry Kobilinsky, a professor of forensic science, stated that the THC amount was so low that it may have been ingested days earlier and played no role in Martin's behavior. So where are they going with this? The idea is that killing this kid is fine because he would sometimes mix cough syrup to get a "high." Big damned deal. The so called "drugs" he used were typical for kids with his background, and it wasn't illegal. Except for the pot, which is now legal in some states I believe.

In fact, one of the missionaries in my district used to tell us about the "Robitussin" rage back in Boise in the early 90's when he and most of his friends used to sit around in boredom until someone said, "Let's do some Robitussin." It isn't illegal. It doesn't make people violent. So why is it even being brought up? Because despicable racist Right Wingers have no moral conscience when they're in political mode. Smearing a kid who was murdered for trying to protect himself is all that matters to them at this point.

All of this imaginative spinning of possible drug ingredients is really irrelevant to the fact that Martin was not on drugs at the time. Bcspace has also referred to Martin's "history of violence," yet he has produced no evidence for this. On the contrary, it was Zimmerman who got into a physical altercation with a police officer in the past.
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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:http://www.drugrehabwiki.com/wiki/Purple_Drank

Withdrawal from codeine syrup can include paranoia and anxiety, skin prickling or crawling, diarrhea or hallucinations and trembling.


I wonder if that is what TM meant when he said "but ima stop burning"?

Maybe the kid was addicted to the stuff, and was possibly suffering from withdrawals.

- Doc


I see you have learned well, grasshopper. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. There was no codeine in TM's blood, so the obvious conclusion is that he was going through withdrawals.

In the meantime, why has the liberal media hidden the fact that at the time of the shooting GZ was taking two prescriptions drug called Temazepam and Librax, which can cause aggression?

Temazepam may cause a severe allergic reaction. Stop taking temazepam and get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Stop using temazepam and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
weak or shallow breathing;
fast or pounding heartbeats;
confusion, slurred speech, unusual thoughts or behavior;
hallucinations, agitation, aggression;

thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself;
restless muscle movements in your eyes, tongue, jaw, or neck;
pale skin, easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;
fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
problems with urination; or
nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).


http://www.drugs.com/temazepam.html

Applies to chlordiazepoxide / clidinium: oral capsule

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction while taking chlordiazepoxide / clidinium: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

confusion;

depressed mood, thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself;

restless muscle movements in your eyes, tongue, jaw, or neck;

hyperactivity, agitation, hostility;

hallucinations;

jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); or

urinating less than usual or not at all.



http://www.drugs.com/sfx/librax-side-effects.html

Trayvon Martin's family attorney says police should have tested George Zimmerman for drugs the night he shot the teenager.

Attorney Ben Crump told CNN's Piers Morgan that "what's really relevant is the fact there was no toxicology report done on George Zimmerman and we don't know what else was in his system with the prescribed medicines he was on to have him get out of his car in the rain, and profile, pursue, and confront Trayvon Martin and kill Trayvon Martin in cold blood, even though he was unarmed."

A fire and EMS report was released to the public Thursday, and it says Zimmerman was on the medications Librax and Temazepam.


http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/05/18 ... man-tested
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Re: Trayvon's "Purple Drank": Skittles, Psychosis, & Aggress

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Right-wingers are also claiming that TM's brain showed signs of being in lots of fights, and that is also not true. It showed moderate congestion of the leptomeninges, which, according to this text, is normal:

http://books.google.com/books?id=FgWfQt ... es&f=false

I believe they are also using the "mild fatty metamorphosis" of the liver to build a case of codeine abuse. However, aside from alcoholism, that is normally caused by genetics and diet.

https://www.healthtap.com/topics/liver- ... amorphosis

If you study up on it, I think you'll find it is most often a condition more determined by your genetics and diet.
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