Ever wondered why people get drugged? One terrible outing gine wrong, as the saying goes ‘Once Biten Twice Shy’.
If your drink is spiked, you will feel dizzy, lightheaded and by the time you wake up in the morning, you will not have any memory of the previous night in most cases.
A spiked drink leads to date rape in some cases death recently, the rate at which drinks in clubs and bars are spiked has increased astronomically.
Drugs like Ketamine, Valium and Rohypnol are added to alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic drinks to make the victim lose their senses.
These drugs are usually without any taste or smell, and that is why it is difficult to notice your drink has been spiked.
Now there is a way of coming up with a few telltale signs of spiked drinks one is specks on ice cubes, another is the drink looking cloudy and murky, but this murky look is immediately the drink has been spiked.
When a non-alcoholic drink is spiked with alcohol, you will notice that it has a stronger taste than before.
How to avoid taking spiked drinks?
1.Avoid free drinks – as the Nigerian saying goes ‘Awof Dey Purge Belle’
2.Do not leave your drinks unattended. Take them along with you.
3.Always buy your own drink and watch as it is being poured or made.
4.Avoid taking other people drink, even if it is a sip.
Also, go out in the company of your friends, and people you trust so that they can notice a change in countenance and take care of you incase you drink a spiked drink.