Drink Spiking

NSW Government Links

Attorney General's Department: Lawlink
Surrendering the Night! - The Seduction of Victim Blaming in Drug and Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault Prevention Strategies
Presentation for 'Practice and Prevention: Contemporary Issues in Adult Sexual Assault in NSW Conference', 12 - 14 February 2003.

Central Sydney Area Health Service
Drugged and Assaulted
This pamphlet aims to help people who have been drugged and sexually assaulted. It contains information about this crime and how it affects the victims. It also provides information about what drugs can be used, and what some of the effects are on those who have been drugged and assaulted. Various options for recovery are mentioned including the names, places and services that can offer further help.
Spiked Drinks: A Focus Group Study of Young Women's Perceptions of Risk and Behaviours
A range of service providers across NSW have noted drug assisted sexual assault (DASA), including spiked drinks, as an emerging issue. The ‘Spiked Drinks’ project aims to determine a set of informed directions for the development of a health promotion intervention to reduce the incidence of DASA in young women aged 17 to 26 years.

Department of Education and Training
What you need to know about drink spiking
Information about drink spiking including safe partying tips.

Other Links

Australian Drug Foundation (ADF)
Factsheet
A factsheet on drink spiking. Includes information on safety strategies that can be employed to avoid drink spiking, legalities, and drugs that are used for drink spiking.

Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
National Project on Drink Spiking
The AIC is conducting a research project aimed at investigating the nature and extent of drink spiking in Australia. Drink spiking is identified as a priority by the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy and the National Drink Spiking Project aims to provide a clearer understanding of the nature and extent of drink spiking in Australia and identify effective communication and education strategies. This links to futher information about the project.

The Roofie Association (UK)
Drug & Alcohol Assisted Rape
UK statistics on drug rape and sexual abuse through drink spiking. 2003

The Source
Drink Spiking
Information to improve the understanding of drink spiking. It also suggests ways to avoid becoming a victim of drink spiking.

Western Australia Police Service, Alcohol and Drug Co-ordination Unit
Drink Spiking – ‘Rapist in a glass’ or ‘Urban Myth’?
The whole issue of drink spiking and drug rape has been clouded by poor evidence, little research and a spate of anecdotal reports and media stories that sometimes resemble urban myths. Despite this poor situation, concern about the problem has prompted a range of prevention programs from agencies all around Australia and overseas. Information on this site  looks at new research and developments in this area.
Take away her freedom and you could lose yours
This paper describes the WAPS Drink Spiking Education Project, a comprehensive program that includes: convenience advertising aimed at women; convenience advertising aimed at men; partnerships with the liquor industry; updating of police on improvements in evidence gathering; and peer education. The project was launched in December 2001 and the paper discusses outcomes so far.