With spiking cases on the rise, this sadly means that young women have got another precaution to take when going out. As if it isn’t already stressful enough. There is a few different ways of being spiked, they are someone putting something into your drink which then causes you to have a lack of control over yourself and more susceptible to being taken advantage of. Another is being injected, this tends to be in your back or back of your arms and the side effects are similar however you do need to seek medical attention immediately as there is many more harmful side effects.
Ways Of Being Spiked And How To Tell If You Have Been Spiked
If you have been spiked by injection, you should get to a safe place and call an ambulance. You should refrain from drinking anymore alcohol and take a note of the time when you first start to feel like something is wrong. The effects of being spiked tend to be ‘euphoric’ and usually begin within ten minutes and can last any longer than 7 hours.
It’s really important that you are able to identify if you may have been spiked as that will allow you to deal with it in the safest way possible.
Symptoms of being spiked include:
*Feeling drunker
*Loss of balance
*Visual problems
*Confusion, especially the following day
*Nausea
*Vomiting
*Unconsciousness
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