What drug is the main ingredient referenced in the "drank" of the song Drank in My Cup?
Purple drank Purple drank is a slang term for a concoction which includes a prescription-strength cough syrup used in a manner inconsistent with its labeling, thus making it a recreational drug. The mixture became popular in the hip hop community in the southern United States in the 1990s, originating in Houston.
Theobromine poisoning Theobromine poisoning, also wrongly called chocolate poisoning, is an overdosage reaction to the xanthine alkaloid theobromine, found in chocolate, tea, cola beverages, açaí berries, and some other foods. Median lethal (LD ) doses of theobromine have only been published for cats, dogs, rats, and mice; these differ by a factor of 6 across species.