spiking

Leacsaidh Marlow The term ‘spiking’ refers to giving somebody a substance without their knowledge and thus consent, most commonly with the intention of rendering that person incapacitated and/or to harm them. Spiking is a significant problem at UK universities in particular, with steep escalations in recent years. Spiking has...

Will we ever be able to truly escape the danger of being spiked? The normalisation of being spiked, or knowing someone who has, is alarming, especially with the move from drinks being spiked, to our bodies being injected with illegal unknown substances. How can one possibly escape a small...

Jessica Couchman  According to official statistics and new data from the Office for National Statistics, it was revealed that Nottinghamshire was named the 18th most dangerous place to live in the UK.  Whilst local residents have made it apparent that this figure came as a surprise, it appears that...

Isabelle Kennedy-Grimes One year on from the spiking ‘pandemic’, students of Nottingham have been spurred to assess the progress (or lack thereof) demonstrated by club and bar-owners in their efforts to prevent and sufficiently handle cases of spiking. Isabelle Kennedy-Grimes delves into the effectiveness of current club and bar...

Esme McKenzie spoke exclusively to two students who have been spiked, one of whom says she felt "invalid" and "always on edge" after being spiked. ...

On Saturday, 30th October, activists from the city and the organising group Club Safe Collective gathered in Old Market Square to protest against the recent spiking incidents in clubs and bars around Nottingham. Amelia Brookes reports on the protest, as women in Nottingham call for greater protection on nights...

This past week there has been a worrying increase in the reports of drink spiking in bars and clubs across Nottingham, most noticeably Pryzm and Rock City. This has led to many people starting to demand legal and political response from the Nottinghamshire authorities to start initiatives that will...