Drink spiking, a move where a drug will be placed in one's drink without his/her knowledge, has been circulating in the United States' college grounds. The illegal act is now affecting university students putting most of the women at risk, a study finds from the journal Psychology of Violence.
Drink Spiking More Than Just A Myth
According to US News, compared to men, women are the most victim of drink spiking as it naturally intends to make its victim feel dozy, tranquilize and eventually fall asleep. Men, on the other hand, explained they are using drink spiking solely for fun.
The research tends to involve over 6,000 students from three U.S. universities. The result found that drink spiking is more than the urban legend which most people say, as per the study leader Suzanne Swan, an associate professor in the department of psychology at the University of South Carolina.
Student Victims Of Drink Spiking
Out of more than 6,000 students, 462 of which or about 7.8 percent reported 539 occurrences of drink spiking. Alternatively, 83 students or 1.4 percent revealed they put a drug on someone else's drink or knew someone who did drink spiking to another person.
"These data indicate that drugging is more than simply an urban legend," Suzanne Swan explained. Some said that they only do drink spiking to make someone calm or make them go to sleep, News Wise reported.
Consequences Of Drink Spiking
The researchers believe that it is important to make people doing drink spiking aware that they have an uncanny behavior of being violent, dominant and offensive. Drink spiking can be another way to plan a rape, which is a well-known violation of one's body, as per Inquisitr.
Also putting someone under sedation without their knowledge is a form of abuse. Drink spiking can cause an allergic reaction to the one who's going to consume it, which can pose a dangerous effect.
The combination of drug and alcohol can also be fatal for someone to take. Hence, Suzanne Swan advised students to be aware of drink spiking and the possible violators that their actions come with consequences.
