A fairly new and dangerous drug called “pink cocaine” has local health officials and federal law enforcement officers sounding off the alarm.
Three non-fatal overdoses in Jacksonville believed to be linked to pink cocaine Daniel Kozlowski was tackled by JSO on Saturday after running onto the field at Edward Waters University homecoming football gameMan accused of committing burglary, grand theft before getting tackled on football field at EWU homecoming game: JSO
According to poison control, all three of the overdose victims told local emergency room doctors they took pink cocaine which also goes by the name 2C, Tussi, and Tucibi.It’s a fairly new and dangerous concoction that has local health officials and federal law enforcement officers sounding the alarm.According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, pink cocaine has mainly been found in nightclub settings.
Dr. Sonya Rashid is a Jacksonville emergency room physician. She’s also a Florida Poison Control Center toxicologist. She said pink cocaine overdose symptoms and complications will vary based on what the drug was cut with.
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