Dalhousie University issues warning after drinks allegedly spiked at party

Dalhousie University is warning students about several reported cases of students being served alcohol spiked with an unknown substance.

A security bulletin was sent to students campus-wide on Friday after Dalhousie Security received four separate reports of the alleged spiked drinks being served at the same off-campus party.

In a statement sent to Global News, university communications director Brian Leadbetter said he’s not aware of any assaults or injuries resulting from the incidents.

Halifax Regional Police also said the force hasn’t received any reports of assaults in relation to the university’s warning.

Dalhousie is not saying when the organized event took place, or who organized it.

“The university would advise students that it’s important to look out for themselves and their friends,” Leadbetter said.

The bulletin says students should pour their own drinks and not leave drinks unattended.

It also urges students to be a “pro-social bystander,” meaning someone who will find “safe ways to intervene in instances of sexual violence by challenging the perpetrators and supporting the survivors.”

Dalhousie security says if a student feels they have been drugged or sexually assaulted, they should seek medical attention or call a sexual assault response line.

–With files from The Canadian Press