SAFETY TIPS AND FACTS
Going to a bar or club?
COUNT YOUR DRINKS!
In order to stay safe, make sure you keep count of your drinks by keeping the stirrers or little pink umbrellas in your pocket. No pockets? Just keep placing the old ones in your new drink!
CALL A TAXI!
You’re not always as safe as you think you are if you decide to go home by foot.
DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!
We know you’re not that dumb, but we felt we had to say it anyway.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO CALL IT QUITS!
That buddy that keeps bugging you to get drunker is only doing so because they don’t want to be the only one looking stupid and shammered.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO GO SOBER!
You’ll be much less likely to get injured throughout the night. Not to mention it’s much cheaper and you have crystal clear memory of what happened the night before. When your buddies ask you for details, you can torture them as much as you want!
EXTRA LIQUOR ISN’T ALWAYS A GOOD THING!
This one is especially for the ladies (sorry guys, but bartenders just don’t like you all as much). So the bartender thinks you’re cute and gives you extra liquor in your mixed drink. All that means is that your drink will have a worse flavor and will make it difficult for you to truly figure out how much you’ve been drinking.
Going to a house party?
DON’T BE AFRAID TO CALL IT QUITS!
That buddy that keeps bugging you to get drunker is only doing so because they don’t want to be the only one looking stupid and shammered.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO GO SOBER!
You’ll be much less likely to get injured throughout the night. Not to mention it’s much cheaper and you have crystal clear memory of what happened the night before. When your buddies ask you for details, you can torture them as much as you want!
EXTRA LIQUOR ISN’T ALWAYS A GOOD THING!
This one is especially for the ladies (sorry guys, but bartenders just don’t like you all as much). So the bartender thinks you’re cute and gives you extra liquor in your mixed drink. All that means is that your drink will have a worse flavor and will make it difficult for you to truly figure out how much you’ve been drinking.
HOLD ON TO YOUR DRINK.
If you set it down, get another drink in a new cup! You never know what could have been done to it while you were down.
USE THE OVERHAND CARRY.
Hold your cup with your hand over the top. This will make it less likely someone has slipped something into your drink.
COUNT YOUR DRINKS!
You can do this by using a different Solo cup and stacking them into your old cups. You can also do this by keeping your beer tops or beer tabs in your pockets.
STAY AWAY FROM THE HOOCH (AKA HUNCH PUNCH, JUNGLE JUICE).!
Yeah, I know it’s tasty but that’s because it’s loaded with alcohol. The sweeter the concoction, the more liquor there typically is. It’s meant to hide the taste of the liquor. What you’re drinking is conservatively 35% to 40% alcohol. Not to mention a 20 oz. cup full of it is over 400 calories – without the fruit! Stick with the light beer.
POUR IT YOURSELF.!
Okay, so you’ve chosen to drink the hooch or get some beer. At least make sure that you are being remotely safe by pouring (or dipping) it yourself.
BUDDY SYSTEM.!
Here are a couple of rules to a successful buddy system:
- No matter how close you are, don’t totally rely on this person.
- If they let you down, it’s not their fault. It’s yours for picking a horrible buddy.
- Pick a responsible buddy. If both of you get lit, who is going to help whom?
BYSTANDER INTERVENTION.!
This goes by many horrible names. However if you don’t want a guilty conscience, step in if you feel someone who is really intoxicated is about to be taken advantage of for the night. Want to feel bad about yourself? Say or do nothing.
Going tailgating?
BETTER NOT DRINK IF YOU’RE UNDERAGE.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is all over the place on Game Day.
DON’T EVEN TRY TO SNEAK ALCOHOL INTO THE STADIUM.
Beginning next year, you will more than likely lose your ticket.
DON’T GET SLOPPY.
Although there’s nothing funnier than seeing someone who has passed out in the sun and gotten burned like a piece of bread in a faulty toaster, the police can take you in if they see you in that bad of a condition.
