As spiking cases soar across the UK, campaigner mairhowells is on a mission to bring about change ivebeenspiked
last month that the offence is now the most widespread criminal repeated act at this moment in time in this country.
After making huge waves on social media and spearheading a government petition of almost 10,000 signatures, Howells is now delving deeper into the issue with her new podcast. Throughout the series, Howells makes it her mission to explore Britain’s spiking epidemic to find out how big the issue is, with insight from police, nurses, lawyers, psychologists and bar staff in a bid to challenge misconceptions around spiking and discover exactly what can be done to change things for the better.
“I went to my sister’s room to try to fill in the blanks. She had found me in the boys’ toilets, at which point I had already fallen and smashed my face. She took me home and tried to clean up my injuries. She mentioned when I got home that I started vomiting, which I have vague memories of and is very unlike me.
“I immediately felt numb. I knew that this was something out of my control. Still confused, I took myself to A&E to treat my physical injuries. I spent about six hours in A&E that day – alone, due to pre-Covid precautions. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so isolated and lost. When I was finally seen, it was the nurse who said to me: “I think you’ve been spiked; all your injuries and your story suggest this, but it’s too late to run any tests.
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