Abstract
Is the current drink spiking scare a moral panic? A cautionary tale? A drug scare? The gendered double standard of drinking is still with us, but it is evolving. How do people, particularly young women, make decisions about risk and sociability in a world that offers more autonomy and freedom but perhaps less protection and solidarity?
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Donovan, P. (2016). Conclusion. In: Drink Spiking and Predatory Drugging. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57517-3_9
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