The sobering truth about drink-spiking — and the consequences

Students celebrating the start of college with friends in unfamiliar surroundings need to be on high alert about the risk of drugs being added to their drinks without their knowledge 

The Irish Examiner recently ran an online questionnaire, asking readers to share their experiences of how fear of spiking affects their behaviour on a night-out.

THOUSANDS of third-level students are heading to campuses as college resumes, some of those students for the first time.

It’s an exciting transition from school, what with new subjects, meeting new people and, of course, enjoying the nightlife.