Tusi (drug)
Tusi, also known as "pink cocaine," dyed with food coloring | |
| Combination of | |
|---|---|
| Ketamine | Dissociative |
| MDMA | Empathogen |
| Methamphetamine | Stimulant |
| Cocaine | Stimulant |
| Eutylone | Stimulant |
| Oxycodone | Opioid |
| Clinical data | |
| Other names | pink cocaine, tuci, tucci, tussi, tucibi |
| Routes of administration | By mouth (oral), inhalation, insufflation |
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| Legal status | |
| Legal status |
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| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | depends on combination |
| Metabolism | depends on combination |
| Metabolites | depends on combination |
| Onset of action |
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| Elimination half-life | range 5–30 hours; irrespective of route |
| Excretion | Primarily kidney |
Tusi (also written as tussi, tuci, or tucibi) is a recreational drug that contains a mixture of different psychoactive substances, most commonly found in a pink-dyed powder known as pink cocaine.[1][2][3] It is believed to have originated in Latin America, specifically Colombia around 2018.[4] Ketamine and MDMA are the most common ingredients, although cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone, caffeine, cathinones, and other designer drugs are found as well.[2] There are no standard proportions of the constituent drugs.[1][2]
The inclusion of pink colorants is an element that seeks to attract consumers, especially young people, by offering a striking visual aspect that resembles something "attractive" or "festive."[5][6][7]
Though the name "tusi" is phonetically similar to "2C", tusi is not the same psychoactive substance as 2C-B or more broadly, the 2C family. Tusi, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, contained no 2C-B in most instances as of 2022.[2] It may have been named this way because the drug has effects crudely similar to the psychedelic 2C-B.
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