Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie says she was drugged at World Championships
Herbey, 22, says there is a "four-to-six-hour window" where she cannot recall a thing and woke up having suffered a sprained rib and concussion.
The Tokyo Olympian later discovered "dozens of bruises" on her body.
Harvey said she "never felt more ashamed" about the incident but insists she "won't let this event define me".
"I went to the hospital, where I was met with doctors and psychologists. They tested and treated me the best way they could," Harvey wrote on Instagram.
"They told me it happens more often [than] we think and that I was lucky, in a way, to get out of this with a rib sprain and a minor concussion.
"It did help me cure some of the fears I had but sadly, not all of them."
Harvey, who won a bronze medal as part of the Canadian 4x200m relay team in Budapest, says there is a "dangerous increasing number" of drink spiking cases and included clippings from news stories about similar incidents in her Instagram post.
The swimmer believes the issue is "still not being talked about enough" and urged people to take precautions on nights out.
"To anyone reading this, please be careful," she wrote.
"I thought I was safe, that it would never happen to me, especially while surrounded by friends. But it did… and I wish someone educated me on the matter before that night."
Swimming's world governing body, Fina, has yet to comment.
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