Tusi (drug)
Tusi, also known as "pink cocaine," dyed with food coloring | |
| Combination of | |
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| Ketamine | Dissociative |
| MDMA | Hallucinogen |
| 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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| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | depends on combination |
| Metabolism | depends on combination |
| Metabolites | depends on combination |
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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. It is believed to have originated in Latin America, specifically Colombia around 2018. Ketamine and MDMA are the most common ingredients, although cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone, caffeine, cathinones, and other designer drugs are found as well. There are no standard proportions of the constituent drugs.
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."
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. It may have been named this way because the drug has effects crudely similar to the psychedelic 2C-B.