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DRINK SPIKING - SUPPORT FOR BARS & NIGHTCLUBS |
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| DRINK SPIKING - MAKING YOUR VENUE SAFE |
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| Answers Investigation have a high profile team available to attend nightclubs armed with drink testing kits that are made available to clubbers. Dressed identifiably, they will circulate and make it known that anyone concerned may have their drink tested at any time. The service is high profile, an influence that not only provides reassurance but more importantly dissuades perpetrators from attempting to interfere with drinks. At the same time they will provide advice on safeguards, prevention, and what to do if someone suspects their drink or cigarettes have been doctored |
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The BBC reported a senior doctor who stated he can see as many as 10 victims of so-called date rape drugs in one weekend. Police data in the same area identifies 40 reported cases in seven months, suggesting the majority of incidents go unrecorded. . Nearly all accept that, at present, the problem is not going to go away. Attendance at events by Answers staff therefore provides many benefits: |
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One victim tells her story: "I returned to drink my half-finished drink and quickly took a turn for the worse. I wasn't drunk at all and was fine before I finished that drink," she says. "But after a few minutes I started to feel terrible and wasn't in control of myself at all. The last thing I remember is seeing a friend by the bar before I woke up three hours later by a deserted railway line. I have no idea how I got there - but somehow I'd got over a 6ft fence I didn't know if I'd been raped or if I'd just wandered off. The worst thing was that I heard the door staff had made no effort to help but had just dismissed me as drunk" |
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