Pubdate: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 Source: Prince George Citizen (CN BC) Copyright: 2003 Prince George Citizen Contact: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/350 Author: Tina Campbell Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/GHB KEEP EYES OPEN FOR DATE-RAPE DRUG Dear sir: A group of 15 went to the Def Leppard concert last Saturday and afterward we decided to have a few drinks and play pool in a local P.G. pub. We ordered drinks and because we didn't have a table, had them in our hands the whole time. My girlfriend and I both ordered caesars, but she couldn't finish hers as it was too spicy. She went and bought another drink and gave her spicy caesar to me to finish. After finishing the ceasar we were standing around chatting when all of a sudden I felt terrible. My entire body heated up and like a rush of heat was sweating within seconds, I felt like I was going to pass out. I told my friend to follow me to the bathroom as I was going to need help. I rushed off through the pub and didn't even make it 10 steps and my vision was completely blacked out I could only vaguely see where I was going and my hearing had blurred. It felt like I was undergoing anesthetic and couldn't stop it. I made it to the bathroom and sat down trying to fight whatever was happening to me. I was sweating, felt like I was going to throw up it felt like a really bad flu. It wasn't seconds behind me that my girlfriend was right behind me in the exact same shape I was in. Both of us slipping in and out of consiousness. Our friends quickly got us out of the bathroom and into a van to head to the hospital. The hospital had heard of this type of thing happen in P.G. before. Although no urine or blood test can prove it, they said I had symptoms of the date-rape drug called GHB (Gamma hydroxybutyrate). I can't stress enough how easily this kind of thing can happen. Many times I had heard not to accept drinks from others, don't drink out of punch bowls and never leave your drink unattended. But it can still happen. We never set our drinks down once. Please be aware, there are predators in your area and it can happen very quickly. Even though we were fortunate to come out safely, the next person might not be so lucky. Tina Campbell Williams Lake - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk