College Student Discovers Dorm Mate Was Secretly Drugging Her to “Hang Out in Peace”

A 20-year-old college student recently found out that her flatmate had been sneaking sleeping pills into her drinks, which is a very scary story. The shocking admission, which the flatmate made herself when questioned, has caused a lot of worry about student safety, drug use in shared living spaces, and the lack of rules in college housing. The post has gone viral, and people are demanding responsibility and telling the victim to take legal and administrative action right away.

They often say that living with someone in college is often the first real test of adult cohabitation

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The author didn’t know what to expect when getting a roommate, but hers turned out to be super messy with friends who usually came around from time to time

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Many college students find that living in a dorm is a time of personal growth, academic stress, and learning how to get along with people they don’t know. For one 20-year-old woman, however, her dorm life turned terrifying when she found out that her friend had been adding sleep aids to her drinks so she would stay asleep at parties.

The woman told her story online without giving her name. She said that her flatmate would often offer her drinks while saying that she was trying out different flavours of drinks. She took the drinks because she was polite, but then a trend started to show. After 30 to 45 minutes of sipping, she would “pass out” for hours and wake up feeling sleepy and confused.

This upsetting behaviour went on for weeks and started to hurt her grades, which is a common sign of being too sleepy from drugs. The flatmate admitted to adding melatonin or other over-the-counter sleep aids to her drinks after she politely refused a drink and asked why she was being so persistent.

Melatonin is legal and is often sold as a natural sleep aid. However, giving it to someone without their permission is a major violation of their bodily autonomy and could be seen as a form of chemical restraint, which is when someone’s behaviour is controlled without their permission. When given without a prescription, even over-the-counter sleep aids can be very bad for your health, especially when mixed with alcohol, coffee, or other drugs.

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This behavior could fall under several criminal categories, including:

Unlawful administration of drugs (even over-the-counter)
Negligent endangerment
Violation of student conduct policies
Potential felony drugging, depending on local laws (source)

Legal experts say that giving someone drugs without their knowledge is never okay, even if you don’t mean to. Taking away someone’s control over their own body is against basic safety rules and human rights, even if the drug itself isn’t dangerous. Victims can have both short-term and long-term effects on their bodies and minds.

The victim felt shocked, betrayed, and emotionally paralysed. This is a reaction that trauma therapists call “fawn” or “freeze-mode,” and it happens a lot to people who are abused or manipulated over time. It had become normal for her to “be nice,” and over time, she lost the ability to trust her own gut.