A new study has found 43 per cent of drink spikers do it because they believe it's fun. About 130 of the 805 people surveyed told researchers they had added alcohol to someone else's drink without their knowledge, while eight said they had added another substance.
The author of the study Bridget McPherson from RMIT says people who spike drinks tend to believe it is acceptable to make people more intoxicated.
"The main motivation they reported was for having fun, so they were trying to create an entertaining, positive, humorous situation," she said.
"The second most predominant motivation was that they were hoping that their target would become more interested in having casual sex with them," she said.
"It seems to exist in a culture where alcohol is very positively perceived and people are very positive about intoxication, and they feel that it's a fun experience," Ms McPherson said. © 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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