West Hollywood to distribute test strips for date-rape drugs amid effort to improve nightlife safety

By KABC Staff

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    WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (KABC) — The city of West Hollywood is launching a new program aimed at making nightlife safer.

The City Council approved a plan to purchase and distribute drink-spiking test strips to local bars, restaurants and patrons.

The strips are designed to detect date-rape-types of drugs. Distribution of the strips is expected to begin on Monday.

Councilmembers are scheduled to host a meeting to talk about nightlife safety at the council chambers at 6 p.m. Monday.

The enactment of the program comes after people reported that they may have been drugged at venues in the city.

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