Tusi, also known as “pink cocaine”, is a relatively new drug concoction that originated in Latin America and has been increasing in prevalence in the US. This course will focus on the origins of this concoction and the shifting epidemiology of use. Particular focus will be paid the drugs this concoction typically contains including ketamine and various stimulants such as cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, and synthetic cathinones. Information is intended to inform prevention efforts as this concoction is rapidly shifting the illicit stimulant landscape in the US.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits Available
Participants in this program may earn the following CME credits:
✔ 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit✔ 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™✔ 1 AAPA Category 1 CME Credit ✔ 1 Nurses CNE Credit
Earn valuable continuing education credits while enhancing your professional knowledge!
Joseph Palamar PhDDr. Joseph Palamar is a Professor of Population Health at NYU Langone Health and Deputy Director of the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS). He has authored over 250 papers focusing on the epidemiology of drug use with a particular focus on new psychoactive substances and on “club drugs” such as ketamine and Tusi. He has authored dozens of papers focused on ketamine with a particular focus on trends in recreational use, poisonings involving ketamine, and law enforcement seizures of ketamine, and he is the leading national expert on Tusi. He has received funding for five research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse including a new grant that funds him to investigate the rapidly changing ketamine landscape in the United States.