VIDEO. In Bordeaux, the GHB or rapist drug claims victims: “When I woke up, I cried” – actu.fr

“I’ll never go out like I used to!” »Fanny, 20, was drugged in GHB To Bordeaux (Gironde) A week ago. Like her, two of her friends were victims of this drug odorless and colorless.

“When a person ingests GHB, they will first experience euphoric effects, but taken in large quantities, the substance causes severe drowsiness or even a coma. The drug is consumed by mouth in liquid form, explains addictologist Louise Jakubiec. It causes respiratory depression which can be fatal if a person takes it in large amounts. The risk is all the greater when it is linked to alcohol consumption and it is often the case. “

A lasting trauma

While Fanny is having a good evening, everything changes in no time. “It was two in the morning. With friends, we decide to continue the evening and go dancing, she says. On entering an associative bar, it is dark, people huddle together, everyone is gathered around the bar.

“I remember that a friend bought me a drink. I drank two sips and there I felt bad. I remember saying goodbye to him, I didn’t feel normal, then it’s pitch black. “

Of that evening, after leaving the bar, she has no memory, only a “flash” in her head: “I am sitting on a bench and I see myself chatting with someone who calls a trusted person to come and get me. “

A friend will indeed come to take her home. “She told me that I was vomiting, having panic attacks and worried about my friends in the bar. When I woke up, I cried. I felt weak, lost. I felt ashamed. Since then, I no longer have any desire to go out, ”describes Fanny.

Another testimony, that of Clément, 21, who thinks he too was a victim of GHB in a bar two weeks ago.

I did not have a normal behavior in this bar. I know I was going to see clients I didn’t know, I was playing smart, I was laughing …

Leaving the establishment, Clément realizes that he no longer has his phone or his wallet. “I was completely disoriented. To get home, I had to ask passers-by for directions. “

A drug that is difficult to spot

How to react after this type of aggression? Fanny decided not to file a complaint the next day. For his part, Clément decided to go to the police station but it was already too late.

“The police told me that I had probably been drugged with GHB, but the substance wears off extremely quickly and was no longer detectable,” he reports.

If it is so difficult to know if a person has actually been drugged with GHB, it is because the body naturally secretes this substance, explains Dr Louise Jakubiec.

To know if you are the victim of an assault with GHB, you should do a test immediately after ingesting the drug otherwise it is impossible to know if the GHB detected in the blood test is linked to an exogenous take or if it is its own natural synthesis of GHB.

The police are also unable to help the victims. “It is already too late when people come to complain. We do not have scientific evidence to support the fact that a person has been a victim of GHB. It is a hyper volatile drug, deplores the Bordeaux police. We never question testimonies, but in the face of justice, we cannot come up with simple guesses. We need facts, proofs. “

A solution: lids placed on the glasses

A prevention solution is starting to be implemented in Bordeaux: lids placed on the glasses. Patrick Lalanne, manager of the La Plage nightclub in Bordeaux, testifies: “It is very difficult to fight against this drug which is impossible to identify. For the moment, I no longer host student parties because this drug is circulating too much at the moment. I have the impression that this scourge has spread since the Covid-19 crisis. “

The solution that appears to be the most effective in preventing this type of GHB attack is to cover the glasses as soon as they are served. “I have ordered more than 10,000 lids for my establishment. This will reassure and secure my customers. “

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