(NEW YORK) A Facebook group started to help protect women from the dangers of drinks "spiked" with illegal drugs has gone viral with nearly 8,000 followers. The group was started by Melanie Hubbard after police in Boston issued a safety warning following more allegations from women about their drinks being spiked with dangerous drugs.
ABC News(NEW YORK) A Facebook group started to help protect women from the dangers of drinks "spiked" with illegal drugs has gone viral with nearly 8,000 followers. The group was started by Melanie Hubbard after police in Boston issued a safety warning following more allegations from women about their drinks being spiked with dangerous drugs. Hubbard co-founded the Facebook page "Booze in Boston" as a way for people to shed light on incidents of spiked drinks in the Boston area. "People don't feel safe anymore. People don't want to go to the bar because they hear what happened to their friends," Hubbard told ABC News' Good Morning America. "I hope that it spreads that awareness." Boston police said Friday they have received reports of more than 70 incidents involving spiked drinks this year alone, according to Boston ABC affiliate WCVB-TV. Of those incidents, four were confirmed by subsequent drug tests, WCVB reported, citing com
A list of bars where people claim to have been roofied in the Boston area has been making the rounds on social media. Scholars, a cocktail bar in Boston, was on.