A Raiders insider says that it is rumored that JaMarcus could be addicted to Purple Drank and that he knows people that has seen Russell drinking this stuff.
'Purple drank' is a slang term for a recreational drug popular in the hip-hop community of the southern United States. Its main ingredient is prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine.[1] Cough syrup is typically mixed with ingredients such as Sprite soft drink and pieces of Jolly Rancher candy. The purplish hue of purple drank comes from dyes in the cough syrup.

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munny dawg (munnydawg) on Twitter
JaMarcus Russell is hooked on Cough Syrup!!
12:46 PM Nov 9th from Twitscoop
Jamarcus was Spotted in the town smoking Cigars dipped in robotussin...
9:43 AM Nov 9th from web
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