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In the dim lights of a Nashville bar or the buzz of a dorm social, a seemingly innocent sip can turn sinister if someone has access to your drink.

With concerns mounting in the Music City and across the country, former Syracuse Police Det. Geoff Fahringer warns that drink spiking is an opportunistic crime that thrives on distraction and offered simple, proactive steps to protect yourself.

"The first thing that comes to mind is that college students have to realize is that they're not at home anymore. They're not in that maybe much safer environment of a gated community or a small town, and they really have to change their mindset to a safety awareness mindset," he told Fox News Digital.

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