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the drink you didn't order, courtesy of someone who decided consent was optional.
means secretly adding alcohol or drugs to someone's food or drink without their knowledge or consent.
from predates modern nightlife by centuries — the term nods to adding a sharp jolt (a spike) to something otherwise mild, first slang for boosting drinks with liquor in the 1800s, later darkening into a term for drugging someone covertly.
legal statusa crime in most countries, even without further assault
needle spikingnewer reported form via injection, not drinks
detection windowmany drugs leave the body within hours
reporting gapvastly underreported due to memory loss, shame