Police warn of new spiking methods using vapes and medication

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 23 Sept, 00:26

Police are warning that predators are increasingly using drug-laced vapes and over-the-counter medications to spike victims.

The Metropolitan Police report that perpetrators are using spice-laced vapes, THC-containing vapes, and high doses of antihistamines and travel sickness pills to spike victims. Reports of spikings are rising, particularly at house parties and in domestic settings rather than bars and clubs.

How it is being reported

• Vile predators using over-the-counter medicines and drug-laced vapes to spike victimsGB News · 23 Sept, 00:01
• ‘It happens so easily’: Inside the police operation to tackle the terrifying new wave of spikingThe Independent · 23 Sept, 00:01
• Predators using spice-laced vapes and antihistamines to target spiking victimsThe Independent · 23 Sept, 00:01

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