Liam Payne Reportedly Had ‘Pink Cocaine’ in His System: Here’s What You Should Know

The preliminary report “indicated evidence of cocaine exposure,” an official told the Associated Press, before explaining that the initial results did not provide an accurate reading of the amount circulating in his blood at the time of his death.

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

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According to the AP, investigators found narcotics and alcohol amid broken items and furniture in Payne’s hotel room.

In a separate report, sources told ABC News that toxicology results showed multiple substances in Payne’s body, including pink cocaine – a combination of various substances including ketamine, MDMA, opioids and methamphetamine.

Dr. Chris Tuell, clinical director of addiction services at the Lindner Center of HOPE in Ohio, told Fox News Digital that pink cocaine – often called tusi or tuci – does not typically contain cocaine.

The drug is typically a powdered mixture that can contain psychoactive substances such as hallucinogens, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants and depressants, he said.

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The street drug with the bright color (due to food coloring) is growing in popularity due to its “psychedelic and stimulant properties,” Mell McCracken, executive director of No Matter What Recovery in Los Angeles, told Fox News Digital.

“Users report that the ‘high’ is not too dissimilar [that of] “Another ubiquitous street drug, Ecstasy (also known as Molly or MDMA),” the expert said.

Bags containing a powder called Tusi, or pink cocaine, are pictured in Medellin, Colombia, April 2, 2022. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images)

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

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

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

“Because it is a stimulant, it causes an increase in heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature – a combination of factors that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.”

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According to McCracken, other side effects can include nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps and tremors, while frequent consumption can lead to chronic mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, panic attacks and social phobias.

Ketamine, Extasis, MDMA and mezcalin are pictured before being mixed into a powder called tusi, or pink cocaine, in Medellin, Colombia, on April 2, 2022. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images)

There has been a rise in designer drugs that boost dopamine, the “neurochemical that provides reward and pleasure,” Tuell added.

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

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Pink cocaine has also been linked to a lawsuit against rapper and music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs – who is currently awaiting trial on sex trafficking and other charges. According to Fox 5 New York and other sources, it was named in the lawsuit as one of his drugs of choice.

Payne’s final toxicology results are pending and are not expected to be released for several weeks, the AP reported.

Fox News Digital’s Tracy Wright contributed reporting.