Change your drinking habits
Request a drink in a bottle or can and watch the bar staff remove the top so that no third person is involved.
Hold your drink from the top with an open palm covering the glass.
Don’t leave your drink unattended. Finish it before going to the toilet or dance floor. Keep the drink with you and don’t leave it on the table.
Don’t share drinks.
Don’t think it’s okay to finish off someone else’s drink. If you have not seen it poured you don’t know what it contains.
DRINK SPIKING INFORMATION SHEET: Download and print out this drink spiking information sheet and share with anyone you think can benefit
Look for obvious signs of tampering
Things such as your drink being moved from where you left it, the straw having been taken out or one put in, less or more liquid than you remember, odd bubbling or fizzing, a different color or odour, floaters of any kind, empty medicinal packets next to the glass or on the floor.
Space your alcoholic drinks with glasses of water
This helps you to stay alert and less likely to become disoriented. (Beware many of the chemicals used are tasteless and colourless!)
Watch for symptoms of being spiked
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Feeling drowsy
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Feeling sick
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A feeling that you are losing control
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Your limbs feel like they cannot move
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Dizziness and queasiness
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Starting to lose consciousness
These symptoms will come on faster than drunkenness, so it’s important to know how your body reacts to alcohol so you can tell the difference.
Seek help immediately from friends or bar staff.
If you feel you are in danger call 000.
Keep an eye on your friends
If you feel that something is not right with a friend get them out of the venue and keep an eye on them.
Seek medical attention if their condition gets worse and phone 000 if you think they are in immediate danger.
Alcohol and Other Drugs Support
Our AOD team runs several programs to support people with alcohol and other drugs issues and their families.
To learn more about these click here
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Last updated: March 2021
