Article: WA: Drink spiking epidemic an urban myth say police

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WA: Drink spiking epidemic an urban myth say police

By Andrea Mayes

PERTH, July 17 AAP - Police today dismissed as an urban myth an apparent epidemic of drink spiking in Perth nightclubs, after tests on suspected victims found alcohol to be the only significant drug present.

Police believe some young women were getting drunk at Perth nightspots then using drink spiking as an excuse to justify behaviour they later regretted.

Forensic tests conducted by the West Australian Chemistry Centre on 44 women who believed they were the victims of drink spiking failed to detect any trace of central nervous system (CNS) depressants.

CNS depressants such as GHB, ...

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