In her first opinion piece, Sharon Gaffka recounts her terrifying experience with drink spiking following the dramatic increase in reports of needle spiking.
This article contains references to needle spiking. Is the government doing enough to protect women from drink spiking? Back in December 2023, the Government announced new measures to crack down on spiking as part of its strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. However, there's concern that these steps don't go far enough to make spiking a specific offence.
I was tired of defending myself and talking about what happened to me hurt. I tried to get closure from the hospital. I wanted to know what drugs had been administered and what the blood tests they took had shown. I was promised that my GP and I would receive copies of the records, but I never received them. Why would I want to go through that again? A crime without evidence will never make trial – just another ‘he said, she said’ situation.
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