Tusi (tussi, tuci, tucibi), also known as pink cocaine, is a

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that contains a

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of different

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, and is most commonly found in pink-dyed powder form. The concoction is also referred to as “pink cocaine”, as it typically circulates on the illicit market in pink powder form. Tusi is believed to have originated in Latin America around 2018. Drug-checking studies in Latin America report tusi to be a concoction of ketamine, MDMA, cocaine,

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, caffeine,

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, and other new psychoactive substances (NPS). Existing literatures suggest tuci to have no standard proportions of the constituent drugs. The name "tusi" phonetically translates to "2C", while they may be pronounced in a similar way, tuci is not the same psychoactive substance as

2C-B 2C-B (4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine) is a psychedelic drug of the 2C family. It was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin in 1974. In Shulgin's book '' PiHKAL'', the dosage range is listed as 12–24 mg. As a recreational drug, 2C-B is so ...

or more broadly, the

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. Tuci, according to the

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, contained no

in most instances as of 2022.

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In United States

Authorities in New York City report that lab tested samples have very little or no cocaine. They say there are record numbers of overdoses and there is no way to know exactly what is in pink cocaine. Because the drug usually contains a mix of uppers and downers it is sometimes called a speedball. Authorities are trying to educate potential users who may not know how different ketamine is from cocaine. Cocaine is a stimulant and ketamine is a sedative-hallucinogenic anesthetic. It does not mix well with alcohol.

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{{Reflist Illegal drug trade in Latin America

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