Question reference: S6W-24785
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the prevalence of vape spiking, and how this compares to other means of spiking.
Answer
As part of the Minister led roundtable on spiking, which is due to next meet in February, the concerns around vape spiking has been and continues to be discussed. As part of that process, Police Scotland regularly report on current activity and have advised that there is nothing to suggest that this is an emerging trend and that there are no confirmed spiking via vape reports in Scotland. We are alive to recent media reports highlighting the new dangers of “vape spiking” in England and Wales which will be kept under regular review.