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Specialty pharmaceutical company, Actavis has pulled its specialty cough syrup containing promethazine codeine for suppression of cough/pain management off of its shelves. What's artists like Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy & 2Chainz to do now?!

In songs like "Rich as F**k", Lil Wayne talks bout sizzurp which is a concoction of codeine, soda & other drugs into a purplish drank.  He raps "And I got xanax, percocet, promethazine with codeine."  Its this crazy concoction which is said to be the cause of his seizure activity last summer.

Soulja posted the pic on Instagram on Monday with the caption “Soulja got the juice. They say the streets dry. I say you gotta be kiddin me. I serve everybody,” he wrote as he attached the pic of several bottles of the now illegal promethazine codeine cough syrup.

Reports TMZ:

A rep for Actavis -- famous for the highly-refined cough syrup -- tells TMZ, "Given [recent media attention], Actavis has made the bold and unprecedented decision to cease all production and sales of its Promethazine Codeine product."

As we reported, Bieber loves the stuff ... as does Soulja Boy, who regularly posts pictures of Actavis bottles on his Instagram.

The Actavis rep adds, "This attention has glamorized the unlawful and dangerous use of the product, which is contrary to its approved indication."

Before Actavis pulled the plug on the product, the street value of a pint bottle hovered around $800 -- but sources familiar with the market tell TMZ, rappers are now offering insane sums to buy up whatever's left. We're told one prominent rapper has already offered his dealer up to $100,000 to get whatever he can.

- See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2014/04/23/promethazine-codeine-taken-market-sizzurp-abuse/#sthash.TPZ14b7n.dpufLast summer, @ Chainz was arrested at LAX for possession of weed & a bottle of promethazine cough syrup.

Lil Jon's crunk juice in his own goblet is another mixture of the sizzurp concoction.

A rep for Actavis -- famous for the highly-refined cough syrup -- tells TMZ, "Given [recent media attention], Actavis has made the bold and unprecedented decision to cease all production and sales of its Promethazine Codeine product."

As we reported, Bieber loves the stuff ... as does Soulja Boy, who regularly posts pictures of Actavis bottles on his Instagram.

The Actavis rep adds, "This attention has glamorized the unlawful and dangerous use of the product, which is contrary to its approved indication."

Before Actavis pulled the plug on the product, the street value of a pint bottle hovered around $800 -- but sources familiar with the market tell TMZ, rappers are now offering insane sums to buy up whatever's left. We're told one prominent rapper has already offered his dealer up to $100,000 to get whatever he can.

- See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2014/04/23/promethazine-codeine-taken-market-sizzurp-abuse/#sthash.TPZ14b7n.dpuf

Reports TMZ:

A rep for Actavis -- famous for the highly-refined cough syrup -- tells TMZ, "Given [recent media attention], Actavis has made the bold and unprecedented decision to cease all production and sales of its Promethazine Codeine product."

As we reported, Bieber loves the stuff ... as does Soulja Boy, who regularly posts pictures of Actavis bottles on his Instagram.

The Actavis rep adds, "This attention has glamorized the unlawful and dangerous use of the product, which is contrary to its approved indication."

Before Actavis pulled the plug on the product, the street value of a pint bottle hovered around $800 -- but sources familiar with the market tell TMZ, rappers are now offering insane sums to buy up whatever's left. We're told one prominent rapper has already offered his dealer up to $100,000 to get whatever he can.

- See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2014/04/23/promethazine-codeine-taken-market-sizzurp-abuse/#sthash.TPZ14b7n.dpuf

Before Actavis pulled the cough syrup from shelves, a pint bottle was worth $800. Now its worth upwards of $100,000!

These dudes are cray cray! They need to stop sippin on the sizzurp before its too late!! This is contraindicated of the use of the product!

Reports TMZ:

A rep for Actavis -- famous for the highly-refined cough syrup -- tells TMZ, "Given [recent media attention], Actavis has made the bold and unprecedented decision to cease all production and sales of its Promethazine Codeine product."

As we reported, Bieber loves the stuff ... as does Soulja Boy, who regularly posts pictures of Actavis bottles on his Instagram.

The Actavis rep adds, "This attention has glamorized the unlawful and dangerous use of the product, which is contrary to its approved indication."

Before Actavis pulled the plug on the product, the street value of a pint bottle hovered around $800 -- but sources familiar with the market tell TMZ, rappers are now offering insane sums to buy up whatever's left. We're told one prominent rapper has already offered his dealer up to $100,000 to get whatever he can.

- See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2014/04/23/promethazine-codeine-taken-market-sizzurp-abuse/#sthash.TPZ14b7n.dpuf

Reports TMZ:

A rep for Actavis -- famous for the highly-refined cough syrup -- tells TMZ, "Given [recent media attention], Actavis has made the bold and unprecedented decision to cease all production and sales of its Promethazine Codeine product."

As we reported, Bieber loves the stuff ... as does Soulja Boy, who regularly posts pictures of Actavis bottles on his Instagram.

The Actavis rep adds, "This attention has glamorized the unlawful and dangerous use of the product, which is contrary to its approved indication."

Before Actavis pulled the plug on the product, the street value of a pint bottle hovered around $800 -- but sources familiar with the market tell TMZ, rappers are now offering insane sums to buy up whatever's left. We're told one prominent rapper has already offered his dealer up to $100,000 to get whatever he can.

- See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2014/04/23/promethazine-codeine-taken-market-sizzurp-abuse/#sthash.TPZ14b7n.dpuf

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