A call for the greatest vigilance was launched against the GHB which circulates en masse in the bars and discotheques of Tours.
Be extra vigilant. Since the end of September, numerous testimonials from students have been flocking to social networks. The latter say they were drugged without their knowledge in GHB, also called the “date rape drug”, in bars and nightclubs in the city of Tours. “Girls of Tours, take care of yourself! With my girlfriend and another girl, we got drugged in a bar next to Plum ‘. Please watch your glasses, it doesn’t only happen to others ”, could we read on one of the tweets relayed last September 24 by the association Stop Harassment of rue Tours.
GHB tends to circulate en masse during the many student parties. In Tours, the first cases would go back to the beginning of September when two student evenings took place. This Thursday, October 7, one of the victims testified in the pages of The New Republic. “I had only had two drinks before I got to this bar, and then I only had one. I only lost my eyes when I was going to dance. having drunk is the black hole. “ The next day, she decides to file a complaint and do a blood test. The result falls: she is positive for the date rape drug.
The deployment of “glass condoms”
In one of the bars in Tours, a manager now provides “glass condoms”. Samuel Partouche, director of the New Way bar, explains to the local daily that it is”A silicone cover to be placed on the glasses to prevent drugs from slipping in”. He claims to try “To do as much prevention as possible”.
In recent days, the same concept has been launched in Montpellier. So far, seven complaints have been lodged with the Tours police, who have launched an investigation. Every year in France, 94,000 women are victims of rape or attempted rape.