Informative Speech On Drinking Spiking

Dizziness, confusion, hallucinations, tiredness, blurred vision, and paranoia; these are only a few of the possible symptoms that can come from a drink being contaminated with Rohypnol (the most commonly used date rape drug) and other drugs. In other words, a drink that has been spiked. There are times when we are so caught up in having a good time that we tend to overlook what is happening right under our noses. Many college campuses all around the country have experienced the unfortunate events of drinks being spiked. For those who may not exactly know what I am talking about, let me explain it to you. According to Alcoholrehab.com, “Drink spiking is when a drug or alcohol is added to a drink without the persons’ knowledge.” This has been …show more content…
We are having so much fun and not thinking about tomorrow, so we live for tonight. However, if you are a victim of drink spiking then sometimes what you do will carry on with you forever. There are cases with drinks being spiked that lead to very harmful and scary situations that will follow us around the rest of our lives. The most common incident that happens with drink spiking is rape. People often refer to these drugs put in the drink as “Date Rape” drugs. It will get slipped into a drink and things will go bad from there. In these cases, a person will have been drugged and then will wake up the next morning and be in a strange place with a strange person that they may not even know. If you are a female and you are drugged and engage in intercourse while under this influence, then it could lead to pregnancy. This is an example of something you would have to live with forever. Even if you decide to get an abortion, you would always have that on your mind of this bad memory. Sometimes, people will be drugged and not get the help they need which can lead to psychological problems. It could lead to depression or anxiety. This is an issue that you would have to live with forever. Some victims have stated that they just did not want to tell anyone so they kept it a secret and felt that guilt and remorse every day. Feeling this way is not a healthy thing to live with. …show more content…
For one, stick to ordering drinks from a bar. Do not accept drinks from someone that you may not know well or just met. Especially at a house party, do not just drink something given to you in a red cup. Even if they say what it is, there could be something extra that you or they may not even be aware of. To be even safer, only drink from unopened bottles or cans so that way you can open them yourself and will know that nothing was put into it before it was given to you. If you feel the need to still drink from a glass or cup, then when you hold it, hold it from the top. Covering it with your palm will make it harder for someone to put something into your cup. Another good tip to prevent from drinking a spiked drink would be to always watch your drink. Do not let it out of your sight. If you have to go somewhere and do not want to take your drink, then give it to a friend to watch or finish off. If you have to sit your drink down somewhere unattended, then when you come back, just get a new one. Also, avoid drink sharing. At parties are the times when people just drink from each other’s drink, but do not share. You never know if someone slipped something into their drink and they are now spreading it around the party. For safety precautions, do not share. There are signs that you could look for to tell if your drink has been messed with. If you sat it down and it is even just slightly moved from where you put