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Pink cocaine: Drug linked to Liam Payne death is 'Russian roulette'

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"Designer high" was found in former One Direction star's system during a partial autopsy. "Users never know what they are consuming," an expert told Newsweek

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  1. Deadline

    Liam Payne Toxicology Results Indicate Multiple Drugs In Body At Time Of Death – Reports (opens Deadline)

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    Toxicology test results reportedly indicate Liam Payne had multiple drugs in his system at the time of his death last week, including "pink cocaine".

  2. ABC 7 New York

    Liam Payne had multiple drugs in his body at time of death, including 'pink cocaine': Sources (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Payne's body will remain in Argentina until the autopsy is complete, the sources also told ABC News.

  3. New York Post

    Liam Payne had toxic cocktail of drugs in his system — including crack and ‘pink cocaine’ — at time of death: report (opens New York Post)

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    Troubled former One Direction crooner Liam Payne had a toxic mixture of drugs in his system at the time of his death in Argentina last week — including...

  4. ABC 11 Raleigh

    What is 'pink cocaine'? Designer drug linked to Liam Payne and named in Diddy lawsuit (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    What is "pink cocaine" - the designer drug linked to the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne and cited in a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs?

  5. NBC 6 South Florida

    What is ‘pink cocaine'? Explaining the drug cocktail linked to Liam Payne's death (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    So-called "pink cocaine" is typically a powdery mix of ketamine and illegal substances such as methamphetamine, MDMA or opioids.

  6. KVUE

    What is pink cocaine? Toxicology report finds party drug in Liam Payne's system, sources say (opens KVUE)

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    According to Poison Control, pink cocaine usually doesn't contain actual cocaine.

  7. Forbes

    What Is (opens Forbes)

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    An autopsy report said One Direction’s Liam Payne had “pink cocaine” in his system before he fell to his death in Argentina.

  8. AL.com

    Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine,’ other drugs in body at time of death (opens AL.com)

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    The One Direction singer died last week after falling from the balcony of his hotel room.

  9. The Guardian

    What is pink cocaine? The party drug reportedly taken by Liam Payne (opens The Guardian)

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    The drug cocktail that can contain ketamine, ecstasy, meth and crack has grown in popularity in recent years

  10. Newsweek

    Pink cocaine: Drug linked to Liam Payne death is 'Russian roulette' (opens Newsweek)

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    "Designer high" was found in former One Direction star's system during a partial autopsy. "Users never know what they are consuming," an expert told Newsweek

  11. NBC News

    Liam Payne reportedly had 'pink cocaine' in his system at time of death (opens NBC News)

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    Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer, had multiple drugs in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

  12. The Guardian

    Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports (opens The Guardian)

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    An official in Argentina, where the boy band star died last week, has spoken anonymously ahead of the final toxicology results being released

  13. Triblive

    Pink cocaine, the designer drug tied to Liam Payne's death, isn't what it sounds like (opens Triblive)

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    Pink cocaine, name-dropped in the Diddy lawsuit and reportedly tied to the death of One Direction alum Liam Payne, is becoming a high-profile designer drug. But the contents of the deadly party cocktail tend to fly under the radar. Payne is believed to have been on pink cocaine and other

  14. Breitbart News

    Autopsy: 'Pink Cocaine' Found in One Direction Singer Liam Payne's System (opens Breitbart News)

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    Former One Direction member Liam Payne had "pink cocaine" -- among other drugs -- in his system before he jumped to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week, an initial toxicology report found, according to multiple reports.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    'Pink cocaine,' the designer drug tied to Liam Payne’s death, isn't what it sounds like (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    'Pink cocaine,' a party drug reportedly found in Liam Payne's system at his time of death, often contains ketamine, MDMA and methamphetamine — but not cocaine.

  16. Fox News

    What is pink cocaine? Dangerous drug cocktail reportedly linked to Liam Payne, others is revealed (opens Fox News)

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    One Direction's Liam Payne reportedly had drugs in his system at the time of death, including what could be pink cocaine. Substance and addiction experts discussed the drug's ingredients and risks.

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