Fears of needle-spiking are now common among clubbers in France, a few months after a wave of similar anxiety swept the UK.
There have been more than 100 reports of needle-spiking in French clubs and bars since summer 2021.
Needle-spiking involves the victim being drugged against their will using an injection as the method. Much like drink spiking, there have been reports of people being injected with Rohypnol or Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) – both known to be used as date-rape drugs.
When the rate of needle-spiking became national news in the UK last winter, there were reports of incidents from across the country and multiple arrests…
