Department of Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Education

Tips for prevention:

1. Limit your drinks to about one drink per hour (a drink is considered one 12 oz. beer, 4 oz. glass of wine, or 1/2 oz. hard liquor).
2. Don't drink on an empty stomach.
3. Don't let others pour your drinks.
4. Drink slowly (sip don't chug).
5. Don't play drinking games.
6. Drink water between alcoholic drinks to stay hydrated.
7. Set a limit and stick to it.

Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning:

1. Person is unconscious or semi-conscious and cannot be awakened by shouting, pinching, or prodding.
2. Person has cold, clammy, pale, or bluish skin.
3. Person is breathing fewer than eight times per minute, or his/her breathing is irregular with ten or more seconds between breaths.
4. Person vomits while passed out or doesn't wake up after vomiting.

What to do:

1. CALL 911
2. Don't leave the person alone. Turn the person on his/her side to prevent choking in case of vomiting.
3. Remember that is is better to be safe than sorry. Your friend shouldn't be angry with you for caring.