Global Drug Trends

Pink Cocaine: What’s Really In This Dangerous & Popular Drug

What is Pink Cocaine / Tusi?

Pink Cocaine, also known as “Tusi,” “Tucibi,” “Tusi Lavada,” “Venus,” and “Nexus,” is a dangerous drug mixture rapidly growing in popularity in the United States. First gaining prevalence in Latin America, this drug cocktail is often mistaken for its similar-sounding alternatives—but it is far from either cocaine or 2C-B, and...

How AI Promotes Harm Reduction Awareness & Reduces Substance Use Stigma

With overdose as the leading cause of death for adults ages 18–45 in the U.S., the search for the solution to the drug crisis is becoming more pressing every day. As a harm reduction organization implementing cutting edge technology at every opportunity, we have harnessed the power of AI to create a novel harm reduction...

Exploring the Impact of Seasonal Changes on Drug Use

As temperatures drop day by day, holiday music begins drifting down grocery store aisles, and decorations suddenly appear on every house down the street…an undeniable shift in social and cultural patterns start unfolding all around us. But what about within us? How do our behaviors change? What connotations come along with “the most wonderful time...

Some Mexican Pharmacies Sell Fentanyl-Laced Pills to Tourists

With fentanyl permeating every corner of the illicit drug industry, awareness is spreading and precaution is on the rise. However, few would worry about unwanted fentanyl seeping into the regulated drug space. For instance, fentanyl-cut pills would never be found in a pharmacy…right?  In a few popular Mexican tourist towns, this was recently uncovered as a...

Lacking Answers and Alternatives in the Adderall Shortage

The popularity of Adderall is only growing, while availability has screeched to a sudden halt. Adderall, the prescription ADHD medication that so many Americans rely on, has been declared "in shortage" since August of last year. The shortage was reported by the FDA and a number of pharmaceutical manufacturers, with reasons remaining unclear, and solutions—far...