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
