Tusi (Pink Cocaine) – a FACT SHEET by the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association

“Tusi” is the name given to a new synthetic drug combination that first emerged in the 2010s in Latin America and Europe and is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. The name is a play on “2C,” a group of psychedelic drugs common among clubgoers, which tusi is rarely found to contain. Also called “pink cocaine,” though it usually does not contain cocaine, it is a powder that is dyed with pink food coloring that smells of strawberries. It is typically snorted, pressed into pill form, or mixed with water (called “happy water”). Because tusi is new on the drug scene, not much is currently known about the effects of the drug on those who use it. People who use drugs should be aware of the dangers of using tusi due to confusion regarding the names by which it is known as well as the different drugs used to make it and should use harm reduction practices to prevent adverse effects from its use.

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