Students fall victim to ‘invisible crime’ of drink and needle spiking

Report says students account for four in five needle-spiking victims

An influential committee of MPs has warned that drink and needle spiking will remain “an invisible crime” unless more is done to improve awareness and support victims—many of whom are students.

The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee found that a lack of available data on spiking made it difficult to get a clear picture of its true extent, while a culture of viewing victims as having had “one too many” meant that many incidents were going unreported.