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Article: Drink spiking incidents involving illicit drugs are 'rare', says Oz researcher.
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- Asian News International
- Article date:
- June 15, 2009
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Byline: ANI
Melbourne, June 15 (ANI): A study conducted in Australia suggests that binge drinking and illicit drug use are far greater problems than drink spiking.
Dr. Mark Little, a clinical toxicologist at the Royal Perth Hospital, says that suspected victims of drink spiking are more likely to be suffering from drugs and alcohol they have willingly consumed.
He came to this conclusion after reviewing 100 suspected drink-spiking cases, and finding that sedatives or illicit drugs were not involved in any of them.
The researcher instead says that there emerged a concerning picture of excess alcohol and illegal drug use by people, ...