Teenager in Magaluf 'thought she was going to die' after ordering vodka and Coke while on holiday
A 19-year-old woman has issued a harrowing warning to others looking to jet off abroad to party being 'spiked by a needle with ketamine' on a girls' trip to Magaluf.
Kacey Taylor, 19, from Glasgow had been on the holiday with her friend for a week, and went out together on July 23.
But while out together, Kacey said that she had suddenly started to feel very ill, and was so poorly that she had to cut the holiday short, travelling back to the UK on the next flight on July 24.
"This is the scariest thing that has ever happened to me," said Kacey. "My body was telling me something was wrong and I had a panic attack, it was horrible. I was fully convinced I wasn't going to make it."
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When she arrived back in Scotland teaching assistant Kacey dialled 111 and was told to go to hospital, where she had an X-ray in her chest and an ECG, confirming that her chest had become inflamed.
Kacey was at a loss as she had only had a vodka and coke to drink on the night that she become ill, suffering from palpitations and feeling nauseous. Doctors told her that the tests indicated she had been spiked with ketamine and codeine.
Kacey also explained that she thinks she was spiked via being injected with the drugs, saying that when she returned to the hotel in Magaluf her left arm had been so painful she couldn't lift it, and she saw what appeared to be a puncture mark on her elbow.
"It got to about 1.30am and I said to my friend 'I really don't feel well, I need to get out of here'," she said, recalling the night.
"I only had one drink, it was a vodka and coke. My chest had started to feel really sore and I felt really sick."
Kacey that she hadn't felt or noticed anything in the moment, but had simply become very ill very quickly.
"I didn't feel it, didn't notice anything," she said. "I was vomiting and passing out. My friend found me on the bathroom floor passed out and she was terrified."
Terrified, Kacey booked a flight home, saying: "All I could think about was, ‘I need to go home to my mum'."
Kacey is now on medication to treat the inflammation in her chest, and said that she 'prays every night' that she will be better soon.
I would never have imagined this, I can't believe it at all," she said. "I was excited for the holiday, I was enjoying myself until that happened."
The ordeal has understandably left Kacey terrified to go out with her friends, worrying that the same thing will happen again.
"My friends go out and ask me to come and I say 'absolutely not, I'm not touching alcohol ever again'," she said.
"It has completely changed how I feel about going out."
Kacey also warned others planning to jet off on holiday, or head out on the town, to be aware of their surroundings.
"People going over there should know what can happen, younger people especially need to be careful," she said.
"I just want people to be aware and to be careful because I never thought something like this would happen to me."
If you’ve been affected by drink spiking, call 999 immediately if you are in danger. If you wish to report spiking to the police, it is advised that you call 999 or 101 as soon as possible. You can also report it online if your local police force offers this service.
For support after experiencing drink spiking, you can contact Victim Support on 08 08 16 89 111, which operates 24/7 every day of the year including Christmas. You can also use their live chat service.
Kit Roberts