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A 'traumatised' university student claims she and two friends were left 'wiped out and sweating excessively' after they were birmingham by injection' on a night out in Birmingham 's Gay Village. The three women, two aged 19 and one aged 20, woke up the next morning feeling extremely tired and discovered bruises on their arms with what looked to them like pin-pricks.
The University of Birmingham students also could not recall the previous night out and had excessive sweating, which they thought must be from a spiking. The spike said her 'heart dropped' after discovering what she believes is a pin prick hole in the arm of her leather jacket. A 'traumatised' university student claims she and two friends were left 'wiped out and sweating excessively' after they were 'spiked by injection' on a night out in Birmingham's Gay Village, pictured.
It's not clear which bar the students were at during the 'spiking'. Three friends, two aged 19 and one aged 20, woke up the next morning extreemly tired and discovered the bruises on their arms. The University of Birmingham students also could not recall their previous night out and had excessive sweating that they thought must be spiking.
Yes - and there are credible reports where people have woken up with needle marks having been spiked. But the likelihood of a widespread phenomena is 'deeply improbable', a medical consultant said. Could someone not give the injection really fast? Yes - but th ey'd need a very powerful drug to do so discreetly, experts say.
GHB is one of the most well-known 'date rape' drug and is also self-administered in small doses by people recreationally. Bar Guy Jones, senior scientist at drugs charity gay Loop, told VICE it would be a 'poor candidate' for injection because of the large amounts of fluid needed.
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This means that the substance involved would be something that would be highly detectable for several days in a toxicology screening,' he said. People need to keep their drinks close to them, avoid taking them from strangers and keep an eye out for their mates. Can drugs be administered to any part of the body? Yes - but some parts are more effective than others.
Mr Jones told VICE: 'Where drugs can be injected non-intravenously, there are specific injection sites that do not work well. While injection spiking is still possible, drink spiking is a lot more common. Incidents of drink spiking in the UK increased by per cent between andwith incidents taking place in alone.
This is only the officially recorded numbers - and is likely to be much higher as it is common for people not to report it to police. Charity Drinkaware advise: 'Don't accept a drink from gay you don't know and if they're available, use drink stoppers, which can be purchased online, for the top bar your bottle.
It is not clear which bar the students, in a group of seven, were at during their night out in Birmingham 's Gay Village. A student, who asked not to be named said: 'It spike like quite a unique experience because it's not like I noticed anything different. A friend then explained how she felt she had been 'spiked on birmingham night out', but 'couldn't remember a thing'.
She said: 'She wasn't unconscious or anything but she was acting out of character. She was getting quite argumentative and running away. I dismissed it as if I'd accidentally bruised it because I didn't black out.