Codeine Cough Syrup for Sale Online Purple drank is a recreational drug created by mixing large doses of prescription cough syrup (most commonly promethazine-codeine products, which are classically a deep purple color) with a carbonated soft drink and hard candy.1 The emergence of dangerous drug cocktails like purple drank in the 1990s highlighted their potential for misuse. Today, cough medicines with codeine are classified as Schedule V drugs, making them legal only with a prescription. Also known as: Sizzurp, purple stuff, lean, drank, barre, Texas tea, Tsikuni, purple jelly, Memphis mud, and purple Sprite. Drug class: The primary drug ingredient in purple drink is codeine, which is classified as an opioid. Promethazine, another drug in the cocktail, is an antihistamine. Common side effects: Euphoria, nausea, dizziness, impaired vision, memory loss, hallucinations, and seizures.