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An invisible crime

Why drink spiking is misunderstood and underreported and how it can change.

Slipping drugs or extra alcohol into someone鈥檚 drink is a crime, but one that is under-reported and little understood.

It鈥檚 often thought to take place in bars and nightclubs, but as Ruth Alexander discovers from people who鈥檝e been targeted, it can happen to anyone, at any time.

Campaigners explain why myths and misconceptions around drink spiking persist, and we ask what could be done to move the crime out of the shadows and into the open.

(Picture: hand holding glass of water. Credit: Getty/91热爆)

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Producer: Elisabeth Mahy

Contributors:

Clara George, Miss United Kingdom, and campaigner against drink spiking

Dr Lata Gautam, associate professor in forensic science, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Dawn Dines, CEO and founder of Stamp Out Spiking

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27 minutes

Last on

Thu 10 Mar 2022 23:32GMT

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