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Pink Cocaine
This photo provided by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor in New York shows a bag of pink cocaine in January 2023. (Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor in New York via AP)

What is the recreational drug 'pink cocaine'?

A recreational drug called “pink cocaine” is getting attention and causing confusion since it doesn't typically contain cocaine

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Published - Oct 22, 2024, 04:45 PM ET
Last Updated - Oct 22, 2024, 04:45 PM EDT

A recreational drug called “pink cocaine” is getting attention and causing confusion since it doesn't typically contain cocaine.

The pink powder — really a grab bag of different drugs dyed pink — has turned up in drug seizures, prompting warnings from law enforcement.

Pink cocaine is also known as “tusi,” but both nicknames for the powder are more about marketing than reality. Experts say it rarely contains cocaine and is more likely to contain ketamine, a drug with very different effects.

Why is it pink?
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