'Relatively few' incidents of injection spiking in emergency departments in Ireland

At the #TakeBackTheSpike rally to raise awareness around spiking, in UCC, was Alana Daly-Mulligan, front, of the student council, with fellow students and staff. Picture: Gavin Browne

Following a recent surge in social-media reports of spiking, the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) has said that there have been "relatively few" incidents in emergency departments across the country.

The IAEM said there has been extensive coverage of incidents of members of the public feeling they have been injured with a sharp implement, such as a needle.