Halton Regional Police Service

Prom TipsFor Students

Excellence IntegrityJustice Trust and Respect

TeamworkAccountability

Who needs it?• Youdon’tneedalcoholordrugstohavefun.

• Andjustthink:noregrets,humiliation,hangoverorlossofself-respecttodealwiththenextday.

Safety in numbers.• Travelingroups,oratleastwithoneortworeliablefriends.

• Checkinwitheachotheraboutplansforgettinghome.

• Lookoutforyourfriendsthewayyou’dwantthemtolookoutforyou.

Watch that glass.• Ifyou’re19orolderandchoosetodrink,rememberthatabeer,aglassofwine,acoolerandamixeddrink-ifthey’restandardsizes-allcontainequalamountsofalcohol.Thatmeansitisno‘safer’tosticktobeerorcoolers, especiallybecausesomeofthemhaveeven

higheralcoholcontent.

• Alwayskeepyoureyeonyourdrink-especiallyinapublicplace.Youneverknowwhatsomeonemightslipintoit,andyoumaynotrealizeituntilit’stoolate.

It’s your party.• Whentheparty’satyourplace,letguestsknowthescoreaheadoftime.

• Keepyoureyesopenanddon’thesitatetoaskanadultforhelpifthere’saproblem.

• Keepthelawinmind,too-youcouldbeliableifsomeonegetsimpairedbydrugoralcoholandthenhurtsthemselvesorsomeoneelse.

• It’sanoffencetoservealcoholtominors.

Progress Through Participation

Heading home.• Makesureyouhaveaplanandmoneytogethome,orthatyouhaveacellphoneandthenumberforataxicompany.Youcanalwaysgetacabbycalling#TAXIfromacellphone.

• Nomatterwhat,don’tridewithanyonewho’sbeendrinkingoristootiredtodrive-anddon’ttakethewheelifyouareimpaired.

• Considercreatinga‘No Questions Asked’contractwithyourparentssoyoucancallhomeanytimeforaride.

In case of emergency.• Keepemergencynumbersinyourwalletorsavedtoyourcellphoneandneverhesitatetocallthepoliceifthingsgetoutofhand.

• Ifsomeonepassesout,don’tleavethemalonetosleepitoff-call9-1-1andturnthemontheirsidetopreventchoking.

Formoreinformationonsafeproms,visitwww.haltonpolice.caortheLCBOwebsiteatwww.lcbo.com/prom.

Tolearnmoreaboutalcoholanddrugs,andtheireffects,calltheCentreforAddictionandMentalHealth’sDrug, Alcohol and Mental Health Information Lineat1-800-463-6273,orvisittheirwebsiteatwww.camh.net.

The Halton Regional Police Service thanks the LCBO for permission to adopt its prom tips.

For more information, contact:Halton Regional Police Service

905-825-4777 or 905-878-5511www.haltonpolice.ca