tusi
noun | TOO-see
a blend of illegal narcotics that is dyed pink
What does tusi mean?
Tusi (and its synonym pink cocaine) refers to a cocktail of various illegal narcotics, usually ingested as a pill or inhaled as a powder, that is dyed pink.
Examples of tusi
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. … “Sometimes it has cocaine in the mix, but it’s typically more of a ketamine concoction,” Palamar said. Studies have found batches containing methamphetamine, MDMA, bath salts, caffeine and opioids.
—Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press, 22 Oct. 2024
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said tusi is a compound substance called pink cocaine that produces hallucinogenic effects. The actual compound doesn’t always have cocaine in it, despite its name, but the DEA says the compound can be a mixture of ketamine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, xylazine and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
—Pink cocaine is usually either taken as a pill form or snorted as a powder. It is rarely injected. It is most commonly used on the club scene.
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Where does tusi come from?
Tusi (sometimes spelled tuci) comes from the name of another drug that was popularized especially in rave culture. Pink cocaine comes from the pink dye used to color the drug cocktail.
Also known as tusi, pink cocaine originated in Colombia and was named after the synthetic compound “2C-B,” a quasi psychedelic … but it rarely contains that substance either, experts said.
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How is tusi used?
The drug cocktail goes by many other names in addition to tusi and pink cocaine, including tusibi, tucibi, pantera rosa, eros, pink powder, venus, and cocaina rosada.
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