Liam Payne reportedly had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system: Here’s what to know

One Direction star Liam Payne’s preliminary toxicology report was launched on Monday, exposing a number of medication in his system.

The preliminary report “instructed proof of publicity to cocaine,” an official advised the Associated Press, earlier than stating that the preliminary outcomes weren’t an correct studying of the quantity that was circulating in his blood on the time of his dying.

Last week, a preliminary post-mortem report revealed that Payne, 31, died from “polytrauma” and “an internal and external hemorrhage” after falling from the third-floor balcony of his resort in Buenos Aires.

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Investigators discovered narcotics and alcohol inside Payne’s resort room amid damaged objects and furnishings, in accordance to the AP.

In a separate report, sources advised ABC News that the toxicology outcomes confirmed a number of substances in Payne’s system, together with pink cocaine – a mix of assorted substances akin to ketamine, MDMA, opioids and methamphetamine.

Liam Payne is proven attending The Fashion Awards 2022 on the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 05, 2022, in London, England.   (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Dr. Chris Tuell, scientific director of dependancy providers at Ohio’s Lindner Center of HOPE, advised Fox News Digital that pink cocaine – typically known as Tusi or Tuci – often doesn’t really comprise any cocaine.

The drug is often a powdery combine that may comprise psychoactive substances akin to hallucinogens, anti-anxiety medicines, stimulants and depressants, he mentioned.

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The road drug with the intense coloring (due to meals dye) has been rising in recognition due to its “psychedelic and stimulant properties,” Mell McCracken, government director of No Matter What Recovery in Los Angeles, advised Fox News Digital.

“Users report that the ‘high’ is not too dissimilar to [that of] another ubiquitous street drug, ecstasy (aka Molly or MDMA),” the knowledgeable mentioned. 

Bags containing a powder generally known as Tusi or pink cocaine are pictured in Medellin, Colombia, on April 2, 2022. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP through Getty Images)

“Both have been reported to cause an increased sense of well-being, warmth and openness toward others and are very popular on the party circuit scene,” he added.

Pink cocaine can have “serious consequences,” the drug counselor warned, and could be deadly if taken in giant doses.

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“While the psychedelic properties of pink cocaine can bring about feelings of euphoria, it can also cause anxiety, paranoia and panic attacks,” McCracken warned.

“Because it’s a stimulant, it causes increased heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature — a combination of factors that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.”

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Other negative effects can embody nausea, vomiting, muscle spasms and tremors, McCracken mentioned, whereas frequent use can lead to persistent psychological well being situations akin to despair, anxiousness problems, panic assaults and social phobias.

Ketamine, Extasis, MDMA and Mezcaline are pictured earlier than being blended to produce a powder generally known as Tusi or pink cocaine in Medellin, Colombia, on April 2, 2022. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP through Getty Images)

There has been an uptick of designer medication that work by boosting dopamine, the “neurochemical that provides reward and pleasure,” Tuell added.

“A pink cocaine user can expect to experience the side effects of confusion, distorted thoughts and hallucinations,” he advised Fox News Digital.

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Pink cocaine has additionally been linked to a lawsuit in opposition to rapper and music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs – who’s at present awaiting trial for intercourse trafficking and different prices. It was named in the swimsuit as one in all his go-to medication, in accordance to Fox 5 New York and different sources.  

Payne’s ultimate toxicology outcomes are nonetheless pending and should not anticipated to be made public for weeks, the AP reported.

Fox News Digital’s Tracy Wright contributed reporting.