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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

Survivors open up about ‘scary’ times they were spiked as new data reveals more than one in 10 adults have been victims

Drink spiking survivors have opened up about their terrifying experiences from collapsing to losing control of their body as new figures reveal more than one in 10 Britons are victims.

Mark Ackred, 47, said he was spiked when he was attending a family festival in the summer of 2021 while looking after his daughter and son, who were 11 and seven at the time.

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