Skip to content
TrackPodcasts
newsNov 24, 202421:53pending

'Pink Cocaine' was found in Liam Payne. Now it’s in Australia

The Briefing

Get every episode summarized

Each time The Briefing publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.

Email me new episodes

Free for 3 shows. No card needed.

About this episode

Headlines: Massive few days ahead in Canberra for final sitting week of 2024, 170 arrested in Newcastle port protest and Mary Fowler steps back from Matildas citing mental fatigue

Deep Dive: It’s called 'Pink Cocaine', but it usually contains zero cocaine, and it’s been linked to a series of deaths – including that of One Direction star Liam Payne.

So what is it, really? And if you come across it on a night out over the weekend, what do you need to know about it, and how to keep yourself safe?

On this episode of The Briefing, Bension Siebert speaks with Dr Amie Hayley from the International Council of Drugs, Alcohol and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) to find out.

Follow The Briefing:
TikTok: @listnrnewsroom
Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast 
YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom
Facebook: @LiSTNR Newsroom

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No transcript yet

This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.

'Pink Cocaine' was found in Liam Payne. Now it’s in Australia

The Briefing

0:00
21:53

More episodes

More from The Briefing

View all episodes →