Drink Spike Test (Pack Contains 5 Tests)

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Drink spiking can have serious consequences, including sexual assault and rape. Here’s what you should do if you were assaulted. What Should You Do if You Suspect You Were Sexually Assaulted? Drink spiking is when someone puts another substance – which is usually alcohol – into a person’s drink without them knowing. It goes without saying that a fast response may not be possible as you may not be in the right state to take immediate action. A hair test is also an option should you wish to be tested in the weeks/months after the event.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Dr Jessice Ison, said while it's important to get yourself to safety with someone you trust, you need to make sure they're actually a safe person. If an incident occurs in a timeframe incongruent with SHS open hours, head to the nearest emergency room for help. Be sure to state that you want toxicology testing for drink-spiking drugs. The Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center (SARP) can also assist you with locating testing or examinations at local emergency rooms, and with paying associated costs under certain circumstances. Call SARP’s 24/7 crisis line at 617-353-7277 to speak to a counselor. Rohypnol(also known as roofies, forget-me-pill, and R-2) is a type of prescription pill known as a benzodiazepine—it’s chemically similar to drugs such as Valium or Xanax, but unlike these drugs, it is not approved for medical use in this country. I think it’s been around for a while, but it was under the radar,” said the study’s lead author, Suzanne Swan, a professor in the departments of psychology and women’s and gender studies at the University of South Carolina, Columbia.

Drink spiking is a criminal offence in all Australian states and territories. Penalties include imprisonment – ranging from two to 25 years. Never leave the party alone or have a stranger bring you home if you aren’t feeling well. If you are dizzy or feel as if you have drunk a lot when you’ve had none or very little alcohol, ask someone you trust to bring you home. Don’t leave your drink, cover it if you do leave it, and only take drinks from the bartender or a trusted source,” O’Connell says. (Find more information and tips here). When someone spikes your drink, it means they add a substance without your permission or knowledge that could affect your body’s ability to function normally, which can potentially cause you harm and leave you vulnerable. Why would someone spike my drink? Drink spiking can happen to any type of drink, whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic. The effects can be unpredictable but are likely to be more serious if someone who’s had their drink spiked has also consumed more alcohol, or other drugs. This is because of the combination of effects from the different drugs working at the same time.

Drink spiking doesn’t only occur at bars. It can happen anywhere where beverages are served, including parties, pubs, restaurants, and private homes. Being roofied can be a frightening, isolating experience. For both victims and bystanders it can be difficult to distinguish the symptoms of drink spiking from general intoxication—and even harder to formulate a plan of action to help someone who might be a victim.T here are a number of tests that can be used to ascertain spiking. The best action would be to test a urine or blood sample at the time of, or shortly after, the suspected spiking. This is a small, coin-sized disk that tests for Flunitrazepam (“Roofies”), Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium), Midazolam (Versed), Oxazepam (Serax) and Temazepam (Restoril), six common spiking drugs. If after dropping one drop of liquid on the test, one line appears, your drink has been spiked. If two lines appear, the drink is likely free of these drugs. Barbara Cook, the CEO, claimed that “The SipChip will detect drugs at levels at, or below, the dose a person would feel any physiological effects. SipChip has achieved over 99% in the more than 12,000 devices tested. In the future, we fully intend on incorporating other classes of drugs into the SipChip.”

If your drink has been spiked and you develop a fear of being in crowded places again, there are measures you can take to ease your anxieties and protect yourself. I had no free time,” she says. “There was not a weekend, there was not a school break, not an evening that I wasn’t [working].” Drugs which may be more commonly used in drink spiking include tranquillisers (benzodiazepines) such as diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax) and lorazepam. These drugs are commonly prescribed by doctors for anxiety and some other medical conditions. Like Rohypnol, they can cause memory loss and sedation, especially when combined with alcohol.

What should you do if you suspect your drink has been spiked?

The only way to know if you’ve been spiked is to get a blood test as soon as possible (ideally within 12 hours). This is really important as the results can be used as evidence by police officers when investigating the crime. Are there any long-term effects of spiking? We met my friend in the arranged pub, and went to the bar to get a drink when I heard a familiar voice behind me say my name. It was Zane – what a coincidence, I thought to myself. He explained that he and his fellow students had just completed their Personal Training Course and were out celebrating. I met them briefly then returned to my group. After one drink, my friends then decided they wanted to go for 'happy hour' to the bar across the road, so off we went. We sat down when suddenly Zane appeared and asked if he could tag along with our group. My colleagues and friends were a little offish with Zane, but I put it down to them perhaps being a bit jealous – he was very muscly at the time. I popped to the loo, leaving my drink 'safe' with my friends and on my return, finished my second drink. That's when my fun evening began to turn into an actual living nightmare.

Remember that drink spiking is a serious crime and you have a right to report it Since the beginning of the fall term, have you or someone you know put drugs into someone else’s drink on purpose? Alex Walker, founder of Bee Sober CIC, had her drink spiked at the age of 18. She says, unfortunately, most drugs used to spike alcoholic drinks are tasteless, colourless and odourless. This can make it almost impossible to tell if someone has spiked your drink when you drink it. However, there are some tell-tale signs, usually in a person's body language or behaviour. Many of these drugs have no color, smell, or taste, and people often do not know that they’ve taken anything. Many times people who have been drugged (usually girls or women, but not always) are unable to remember what happened to them. Because the sensor is supposed to be used to prevent date rape, that involves a lot of alcoholic beverages, which means there could be additives, there could be colors,” Fogarty says. “There were a ton of other variables which were pretty difficult to navigate, especially because I’d spent so long just trying to get the sensor to work with just reacting to the drug. Then it was, ‘Oh, you did that, now does it work in orange juice?’”If you’re testing it in a dark room, which is most likely where you’d find yourself in these kinds of scenarios, it’s hard to be able to distinguish whether or not you have this faint line,” Fogarty says. “That’s why I wanted to do the color system.” Some venues give out drink stoppers for the top of your bottle to prevent someone dropping something in your drink. Date rape, also known as “drug-facilitated sexual assault,” is any type of sexual activity that a person does not agree to. It may come from someone you know, someone may have just met, and/or someone thought you could trust.