protect yourself
Protect yourself
& your friends
& your friends
Nothing is foolproof, and it's NOT your fault if spiking does happen.
Try to stay aware of where your friends are.
Choose drinks that come in a bottle with a lid.
Look at your drink before your drink it
Think twice before sharing drinks in case you all get spiked.
Tell a friend that isn't out with you what your plans are.
Watch the bartender pour your drink.
Take a photo of new people you meet, just in case.
who is affected
Who is affected?
Spiking can affect anyone, anywhere, at any time and at any type of venue – private or public. It makes no difference whether or not you’ve already chosen to have drugs, including alcohol, in your system - without consent, it’s still spiking.
Common Symptoms
Memory loss
Loss of inhibitions
Nausea and vomiting
Breathing problems
Mental confusion
Speech difficulties
Muscle spasms or seizures
Loss of consciousness
A severe or unusually long hangover when you had little or no alcohol
Feeling woozy, drowsy or out of it
happens to you?
What if
it happens to you?
it happens to you?
Alert a trusted person
A friend, venue staff or host.
Go to a safe place with a trusted person
Ask a friend to keep a close eye on anyone who has had their drink spiked.
Don’t travel home by yourself or with strangers
Find a safe ride with a friend to go home or to stay at a friend’s.
Call an ambulance if your condition deteriorates
If an individual loses consciousness, has difficulty breathing or has an underlying medical condition call 999 or call 111 if you are unsure.
friend is spiked?
What if
your friend is spiked?
your friend is spiked?
Do’s
- Tell a bar manager or bar staff.
- Stay with them and keep talking to them.
- Call an ambulance if physical condition deteriorates.
Don’ts
- Leave their side.
- Allow them to drink any more alcohol.
- Leave them alone with anyone you don’t trust.
- Allow them to remain in an unsafe environment.
Test your drinks
There are commercially available drinks tests which can be used to check if your drink has been spiked. These can be useful tools to protect you on a night out however cannot verify the effectiveness of any one drinks test. They often come as strips of paper which will change colour if certain substances are present in your drink. It is also important to be aware that some tests only test for one or two drugs and your drink could still be spiked by a different substance. is in discussions with a commercial partner who will help us develop a drinks test that will identify any drug that isn't meant to be in your drink.
View Available Tests Common drugs used for spiking
Both prescription and illegal drugs have been reported in drink spiking cases. They are often used due to their lack of taste or odour so can be easily hidden in an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages as well as due to their incapacitating effects.
View Drug Guide Benzodiazepines(Rohypnol, Xanax, Diazepam, Valium)
MDMA(Ecstasy)
Ketamine
GHB
Fight back - Expose spiking
In 2021, roughly 40% of 18-24 year olds knew someone who had their drink spiked (including themselves). We know since 2021 and the rise in needle spiking, this data could be even higher. But without more data, we have no way of proving it.
The Anti-Spiking App is a tool designed to help people stay safer when they are out socializing. The app has several key features including the ability to send emergency messages to friends, it provides information on how protect yourself and enables the user to report if they think they have been spiked. The safety kit offers the location of the nearest police station and hospital.
Take SurveyThe Anti-Spiking App is a tool designed to help people stay safer when they are out socializing. The app has several key features including the ability to send emergency messages to friends, it provides information on how protect yourself and enables the user to report if they think they have been spiked. The safety kit offers the location of the nearest police station and hospital.
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