RAPPER LIL BOOSIE SAYS HE NEARLY DIED 3 OR 4 TIMES DRINKING LEAN AND IS GLAD ACTAVIS IS CEASING PRODUCTION OF PROMETHAZINE CODEINE

LIL BOOSIE

Lean is a great-tasting way to DIE ... this according to Lil Boosie, who told sources he SUPPORTS pulling codeine cough syrup from the market ... because it will save lives. 

Boosie told TMZ he nearly died 3 or 4 times from drinking lean and says it's "f***ed up a lot of rappers and the culture of hip hop." He says users don't realize something that tastes like Kool-Aid can be so addictive.

Boosie was reacting to the story that was broke earlier this week that Actavis is ceasing production of its high-end cough syrup because it's being widely abused to make lean, also known as sizzurp.

The rapper says he's clean now after spending 5 years behind bars on drug charges, including time for trying to smuggle codeine syrup into prison. 

He adds, "Once you on, it's hard to get off ... it's damn near impossible."