NEW YORK (PIX11) -- As fans around the world continue to mourn the death of Liam Payne, a preliminary autopsy found that the former One Direction singer had a power drug cocktail in his system at the time of his death, including cocaine, benzodiazepine, crack, and "pink cocaine."
“Just pink cocaine itself is dangerous," stated Eudaldo Aponte, a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. He works with patients who take the drug, which is also known as “Cocaina Rosa” or “Tusi."
“The drug itself is being mixed with an upper and downer so in addition, if you are going to be using with another drug the person using is at extreme risk for death or possibly psychotic episodes which can lead to self-harming behavior,” stated Aponte.
So, what is pink cocaine exactly?
“What we have found is that the powdery substance is usually a mixture of ketamine, and other illegal substances like MDMA, cocaine, methamphetamines, and other psychoactive drugs,” explained Aponte.
Liam Payne was open about his addiction problems and spent 100 days in a rehab facility last year.
According to the Public Prosecutor’s office in Argentina, Liam Payne also sustained 25 injuries and had internal and external bleeding.
His body will remain in Argentina until the autopsy is finalized.
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