Hey guys you may have heard in the news recently that drink spiking is getting worse it seems to
be increasing and not only that there have been reports of people getting injected as well on
nights out getting spiked by an injection so in this week's video we're going to look
at the drink spiking symptoms to be aware of we're going to look at what you need to do if
it happens to you or someone that you're with and most importantly what you can do to try and
help prevent it from happening so this is going to be a relatively long video jam packed full
of information so if at any point you want to find any specific piece of information
i will leave it all in the description below it's going to be chaptered section by section
however as i always say i would highly recommend that you watch the entire video that way you're
going to learn everything that you need to know okay so let's begin with why it's important to be
made aware of drinks biking and getting spikes by injection well here in the uk unfortunately we're
going through a bit of an epidemic with drinks biking in the past three years the number of
crimes that have been committed for drink spiking has actually doubled now between 2015 to 2018 here
in the uk the number of crimes have been committed has gone up by 108 which is a massive increase and
not only that these are merely just the statistics that are given by the government however you've
got to remember there's probably so many cases out there that aren't getting reported because
people aren't even aware that this has happened or they've forgotten or they've blacked out we're
going to go through them symptoms a bit later but remember these are official statistics but there
are going to be loads of people that probably haven't reported so the numbers are probably much
much higher and research has shown that females are far more likely to become victims of spiking
around 71 percent of cases are in female so i really hope that everyone finds this information
helpful okay so first of all let's begin with what is drinks biking so drink spiking is when an
unknown substance is added to someone's drink but say say that someone's giving me a drink and they
put any substance in it without my knowledge of it so whether it's alcohol or any drug they put it in
there and i'm not aware of it and i drink it now when i have this it's going to affect my behavior
that is drink spiking now drink spiking is illegal and even if the person who's being spiked is not
abused or assaulted it is still illegal and if you are caught spiking someone's drink you can face a
jail sentence because it's illegal so spiking a drink is usually a deliberate act and people
usually think it's when someone slips some drugs in there but it isn't just that it's far more
broad than that i'm gonna have some information pop up here and like i said even if someone's
adding alcohol to it or more alcohol or if they're adding any drugs to it like benzodiazepines
ecstasy any form of drug in there this is all a form of drink spiking now you might be thinking
to yourself well why would someone do such a thing well unfortunately there are some sick people out
there that want to spike someone's drink modify their behavior and then potentially steal from
them or even worse rape them or sexually abuse them and as we know from the research females are
far more likely to be victims of drink spiking around 71 of cases are in females and i think
a lot of people think oh drink spiking will never happen to me you know i go out with my friends but
remember it could be anyone that spikes your drinks whether it's a friend or a stranger so
please bear that in mind now we will talk about this a bit later on as well now before we move on
to the symptoms i just want to quickly brush up on needle spiking as well this seems to be there have
been reports that it's increasing as well this is when an unknown substance is injected directly
into the person into the victim without them knowing without their consent and unfortunately
it's far more dangerous because we can get far more side effects and a much faster mode of action
because remember this is a needle it's going to go directly into your bloodstream soon so the effects
are going to be very quick now the most common drugs used in needle spiking seem to be ghb and
rehypno these are all central nervous depressants and they're gonna affect how you behave so like
i say getting spiked by a needle is far more dangerous we will discuss the symptoms of them
next okay so now let's move on to the symptoms of drink spiking now before we move on to that
i want you to remember this when we're looking at drugs for example each drug will affect every
individual differently okay so always bear that in mind also remember it depends on the dose that
you're given it depends on your size as well on your age how tall you are how much you weigh all
of these factors can affect how you are affected with that medication or that drug that you've been
given okay so bear that in mind so don't think to yourself these are the symptoms and if i don't
have these or if i've got very minor ones of these i haven't been spiked remember these symptoms and
remember they affect people differently we all act differently to drugs so just remember that
and bear that in mind so if your drink has been spiked the symptoms usually start to show within
five to twenty minutes give or take these are the kind of rough figures to bear in mind it could be
a bit longer could be a bit shorter if you have been needle spiked the symptoms are going to come
across much much quicker because remember it's not having to go into your stomach and absorb
into your bloodstream this is direct so it's going to go into your bloodstream we're talking seconds
30 60 seconds potentially before the symptoms come the symptoms that we're looking at if i'm
gonna have a box here that pops up for the common symptoms that you get from drink spiking or needle
spiking so bear these in mind feel free to pause the video giving them a good read but usually the
first thought symptoms that we get there might be some feelings of euphoria there might be
some sleepiness symptoms you might be feeling confused you might not know what's going on
so these are like the most common symptoms but please do read the full list as well and try to
remember them now another symptom that i really want you to be aware of this is probably one of
the most important symptoms for you to be aware of and i would be very concerned if this happened
is muscle weakness because this can sometimes be as a result from high doses of certain drugs so
if you feel like you can barely hold on to things if you can barely hold on to your glass let's say
you can barely hold your weight up and you're struggling to stand or if you're with someone
and you think they might have been spiked get them to hold onto your hand get them to grip
onto your hands see how much strength they've got or tell them to push back against you
see how much strength they've got if you feel like muscle weakness is occurring this could be
as a result of a very high drug that they've been given that they've been spiked with and it can
potentially result in comas and deaths so this is a really important symptom to be aware of and as
we've discussed needle spiking has very similar symptoms as well but again remember the onset
is rapid we're talking seconds here because it's going straight into the bloodstream there's going
to be a pop-up here already with the symptoms to be aware of feel free to again pause the video
give them a read and try to remember them it's really important you read them and try to remember
these these short points okay guys so we've now looked at the symptoms the next thing we need to
know is what to do if you think you've been spiked or someone you're with has been spiked so the
first thing you need to do so tip number one alert people alert alert alert let your friends know
let the people that you with know if you've got your friends or message that you know and trust
let them know as well so get your phone out let them know let the people who are there know as
well the bouncers the bar staff let them know the more people who are aware of what's going on the
safer you are going to be moving on to tip number two which is all about going to a safe place and
keeping an eye on that person this is the most important thing it's a few of you a few friends
all of you go to that safe place together keep an eye on your friend now if you do decide that it's
okay for them to go home make sure that they're not going home on their own this is one of the
most important things make sure they're not going home and make sure that the person who's taking
them home is someone that you trust okay it's not some stranger who's offered to take them home
anything like that make sure it's someone that you trust and most importantly if someone is feeling
like this that you think they've been spiked make sure they stop drinking alcohol straight away
okay that's the most important thing that we need to do as well and moving on to tip number three
make sure to get help if you feel like the situation is getting worse so if you feel like
the person that you're with their symptoms getting worse they're deteriorating quite rapidly they're
getting more sleepy they're hallucinating they're vomiting you feel like things are getting really
out of hand here you need to get help you need to call 999 call for an ambulance straight away and
also make sure to contact the police as well so the police can get involved the police will need
to do some tests as well some urine tests to check for the drugs they've been given and administered
so make sure to contact the police as well so tip number three is all about getting help now
in cases of needle spiking the same kind of tips apply however we need to go to a e straight away
now the first thing you need to do if you suspect you'd be needle spiked or a friend of yours to
be needle spiked is find the injection site make sure to clean it with some water and cover it okay
the second thing you need to go is you need to do sorry is you need to go to hospital straight away
do not wait the reason i'm telling you this is if you have been needle spiked most likely that
needle has been used on multiple people therefore you're at a higher risk of hiv hepatitis these
kinds of blood-borne diseases so you need to go to hospital straight away to potentially
get treatment for it okay so now we've discussed the symptoms and what to do i've tried to make it
very simple and easy step by step on what to do so i hope you're finding this information helpful
so far the next thing that i want to discuss is also really important and it's how to prevent
potentially getting your drink spiked so tip number one is always keep an eye on your drink
make sure that you're buying your own drinks and make sure not to accept drinks from strangers who
come up to you and say oh you know have this drink or whatever don't accept it without watching how
it was made that's the most important thing if you are going to accept a drink from a stranger
go to the bar with them watch the drink being made and then and then you can drink it because
you're happy that nothing's being put in there but do not accept a drink from a stranger just
out of nowhere who's offering you to have a sip of their drink or offering you a drink that's really
really important to bear in mind also if you go into the toilet again the main thing remember
is that you're watching you're keeping an eye on your drink so if you go to the toilet don't just
leave your drink there on the side leave it with a trusted friend that you know and trust that you
know it will be safe with and nothing is going to be happening to you or it's not going to get
tampered with now moving on to tip number two now it's not an exact science because unfortunately
if someone has spiked your drink most likely is not going to taste any different to you or smell
any different or the color is probably not going to change but keep an eye on it like we said we're
going to be watching our drink constantly so if you've come back if you're drinking your drink all
of a sudden and it tastes differently or it looks different or it smells different stop drinking
that drink immediately okay that is very important however like i said it's not an exact science most
of the time from what we've done from the research the drinks don't change and smell they don't
change in taste so it's quite unlikely that you're gonna realize this but if anything does seem a
bit fishy just leave that drink moving on to tip number three try to buy drinks that are in bottles
rather than drinks that are in a glass let's say the reason being is this glass is far more easier
to slip something into it to spike it whereas if you've got a bottle you can put your thumb over
it it's far less likely to get spiked it's a lot harder if you think about it's a small hole it's
harder to get something in and you can keep your thumb on it so you're gonna be safer moving on to
tip number four if you spot anything suspicious or if you see anyone spiking someone's drink make
sure to let the people know that make sure to let the bouncers know make sure to let the bartenders
know make sure to let the hosts know that this is going on so they can do something about it this is
really important for preventing it happening to other people as well so we're not just thinking
about ourselves here we're thinking about other people as well if you spot something suspicious
if you see someone doing something suspicious or handling something suspicious in their hands spot
it and report it and tip number five some venues actually might be able to help with this some of
them might provide you with special plastic tops that you can put on your drink to prevent them
from getting spiked if they don't do this you can look at buying some there's loads online now you
can buy and they're very reasonably priced as well you can reuse them as well and carry them with you
they're very small and thin so you can just carry them with you put them on top of your
drink to prevent it from happening in the first place now the final part of this video i want
to discuss where to get additional help on top of the information already provided in this video now
if it's an emergency please please remember to call for an ambulance call for the police that
is the most important thing that you need to remember now one of the very worrying things
about drink spiking or needle spiking is that memory loss that can happen that confusion of
not knowing exactly what has happened now if you feel like you have been physically assaulted or
sexually assaulted or something just doesn't feel right please speak to someone who's close
to you that you're able to open with someone who is there with you that you can talk to
just to reflect and find out what happened that night and if it still just doesn't feel right
remember you can always go to the police you can always go to the hospital services to get more
advice and help and also there's many charities as well available that you can speak to there's a
rape crisis helpline as well i will leave loads of information about all of these by the way
in the description below so if you do feel like you need to speak to someone about this
please click on that description find the relevant charity find the relevant helpline
and speak to them or just go straight to the police or go straight to the hospital departments
so i really hope that you found this information helpful it's really sad to hear that drinks biking
is increasing so rapidly and needle spiking the reports that are coming out about it that's
happening is really really concerning which is one of the reasons why i was so passionate about
making this video and making more people aware of it i really hope that you found this information
helpful you now know all about the symptoms of drink spiking you know about the symptoms of
needle spiking you know what to do and you know where to get help from so please please please
stay safe and remember the preventative tips that we spoke about as well i really hope you
find this information helpful remember to tell your friends tell your family tell everyone that
you know about these tips that you've learned or just share the video to them if that's easier
i really hope it helps thank you for watching this week's video always remember you're
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