Design for Safety: Audit your spaces and adapt them to promote a safer environment and reduce risk of crime and sexual misconduct. If you do feel you are able to go ahead and report the incident, do as this can only help your case further down the line. Hallucinations (seeing, hearing or touching things that aren't there) or having an 'out of body experience' Drink spiking using (extra) alcohol, LSD, Rohypnol, or prescription drugs is a common and unfortunate criminal activity. Even if you leave your glass on a table with a bunch of friends, the chances are they're not going to be paying super close attention. It's much safer to finish up your drink before going anywhere.

These can come in powder, tablet or liquid form, and don't always have a noticeable taste or smell. Earlier this year a Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into spiking proposed several recommendations to bring improvements to the way spiking incidents are reported and investigated, one of which was to make spiking a separate offence, something which we wholeheartedly support. On Wednesday, we hostedan open conversation on student safety within Tommy’s Lounge.This wasan opportunity to have an honest discussion about safety on campus and within our venues and the action you wanted to see taken. Thank you to everyone who came down and got involved - following the conversation we'll be looking to build a working group,including students, to progress the initiatives discussed. The coasters can be stored in a wallet or purse, and do not interact directly with a drink, which means the product did not require U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Editor’s Note: July 10, 2019. The company is now called Chemeleon and is still working to develop this nanotechnology for commercialization as part of its portfolio. #4 The Race for Smart Straws

The Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement (WAVE) initiative - developed by the Metropolitan Police, WAVE is a free tool that aims to increase the skills and knowledge of those working in licensed premises to identify vulnerability and make appropriate interventions to keep people safe. I have a real problem with the ‘date’ rape drug, because there’s no date. GHB is a weapon,” Januszczak told a meeting of National Organization for Women in Palm Beach County, Fla., in 2010.

Your donations allow us to provide our accredited Spiking Awareness training across the country. Spiking awareness training is crucial to educate and protect people across the country.Everyone should be able to enjoy a night out without the worry of their drinks being tampered with. We urge all students to make sure they are aware of the risks of spiking and for victims to report any incidents to the police and members of staff at licensed premises. We are so pleased with our blankets – thank you so much for rushing these through, in time for our event! I received our goody bag and Express Corporate teddy too! Thank you so much! Fab service!" Drink spiking is when someone puts drugs or alcohol into a person’s drink without their consent. It can include putting alcohol into a non-alcoholic drink, adding extra alcohol to an alcoholic drink or slipping prescription or illegal drugs into an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink. It can be difficult to tell whether a drink has been spiked, as substances used for spiking usually have no taste, odour or colour. Needle spiking is when someone injects a victim with a substance using a hypodermic needle (or other form of administration such as a combi-pen). Buy your own drinks as much as you can and even be wary about taking a sip of someone's drink if you don't know what's in it.

run a communications campaign to clearly demonstrate that your council takes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and spiking.

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More than 1,300 reports of needle spiking were made between September 2021 and January 2022 throughout the UK. Please get in touch if you want your donation to go towards training or providing spiking protection devices to particular venues or organisations: we will endeavour to make this possible so you can see the real-world impact of your donation. DID YOU KNOW?!