SAB Spike Drink Detector Coaster
Putting a spike in a drink is a nasty kind of crime.
In South Africa, “date-rape drug” incidents are common in clubs and on campus.
The effect – of Rohypnol, say, sneaked into a drink – is like extreme drunkenness. The victims, usually young and female, are helpless against abuse or rape. Most have no recall. South African Breweries (with Global Geometry and O&M Johannesburg), spurred on by “Sexual Assault Awareness Month”, took a traditional bar drinks coaster and, using drug-recognition technology, turned it into a spiked drink detection test.