Sexual predators are now using vapes to spike their victims.
Experts have issued a warning over a scary new spiking trend which utilises e-cigarettes.
It comes after a woman fell victim to the terrifying trend at a recent music festival in the United Kingdom.
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26-year-old Chloe Hammerton was attending the Isle of Wight Festival over the weekend with her partner Natasha and brother William when she suddenly collapsed after puffing on a stranger’s vape.
She ended up having a seizure and was subsequently rushed to hospital.
Chloe says she got the e-cigarette from a man who was openly encouraging her to try it.
“We got to the festival about 2 o’clock but it took a turn for the worse when I took a puff of a vape from a stranger,” she told Good Morning Britain.
“I felt instantly unwell, it was almost like the world went into slow motion, I had pins and needles throughout my body and I collapsed to the floor.
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“Within a minute I was unconscious.”
Chloe, who is a trainee paramedic herself, then explained that she actually suffered a seizure.
“My entire body shut down,” she added.
“I don’t have any history of seizures, it was the scariest thing I have ever been through.”
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In the wake of the scary ordeal, Chloe's friend Natasha took to social media to have her say on the matter and provide an update on her mate's condition.
In her Facebook post, Natasha also included pictures of Chloe curled up on the grass as well as a photograph of the alleged attacker.
The post was shared 22,000 times, leading for police to arrest a 51-year-old man on suspicion of administering a poison or noxious substance with intent, according to reports from BBC News.
The Isle of Wight Festival have since released a statement.
“This was an isolated incident dealt with quickly and professionally by all teams on site and no further reports of this nature have been recorded,” the spokesperson told The Sun.
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“Our event medical team employs a wide range of appropriately qualified healthcare professionals.
“These fully-trained individuals work 24 hours a day across our medical facilities on site.”
Vape spiking is “on the rise”, according to experts.
“It’s happening on our streets every day,” Dawn Dines from the group Stamp Out Spiking told BBC News.
“All of these different flavours – it’s so easy to ask someone ‘why don’t you try my blueberry vape?’
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“That’s as quickly as you can catch somebody.”
Topics: Australia, Good Morning Britain, Music, Festivals, Vaping
Max Sherry