What is pink cocaine?

Former One Direction band member Liam Payne
had a cocktail of drugs called pink cocaine in
his body when he fell from a hotel balcony
in Argentina and died

Pink cocaine (also known as Tusi): Powdered mixture
of drugs, coloured pink with food colouring or dye, that
usually does not include cocaine – cheap and popular

Pleasurable effects: Users experience sense of openness
and euphoria. Adverse effects: Hallucinations, anxiety,
increased heart rate, nausea, vomiting and occasionally
seizures, abnormal heart rhythms and coma

No set composition or ratio of ingredients but typically:

Ketamine:
Dissociative anaesthetic
with hallucinogenic
effects

Methamphetamine:
Causes pleasurable
sense of well-being
or euphoria

MDMA
(aka ecstasy
or Molly):
Stimulant and
psychedelic
narcotic

2-CB: Stimulant
and psychedelic
drug

Opioids (like fentanyl):
Pain-relieving properties that
boost feelings of pleasure

Bath salts:
Psychoactive
(mind-altering
drug) properties

Caffeine:
Stimulant

May be contaminated with drugs beyond those mentioned,
meaning unanticipated effects can occur

Sources: Guardian, NYT, AP, Poison Control Picture: Getty Images

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