DRINK SPACERS NOT CHASERS AND PREPARE TO PARTY SAFELY!

As Noddy Holder once screeched dementedly: It’s Christmas! That means it’s time to let down our tinselled hair at the office party, have a few drinks but it can also be a worrying time for employers, friends and family. 

A few hangovers are almost inevitable, perhaps a few red faces but what is really important is that we all keep safe and, for some that can be a bit of a challenge. Stockport council have launched their seasonal ‘Prepare to Party’ campaign – a reminder to have fun but keep safe.

Sharing some tips and words of advice can help us all to have fun:  

• Eat – either before you go out or throughout the evening
• Drink Spacers – alternate drinks with water or soft drinks  
• Plan – how to get home; have taxi number and money
• Stay Together – look after anyone who may have over indulged
• Walk Away – it’s never worth having an alcohol fuelled argument
• Beware the Beer Goggles effect
• Don’t Get Spiked – don’t accept drinks from strangers, watch your glass
• Keep Your Stuff Safe – money and phones are a target at party time
• Escape – from signs of physical / verbal abuse
• Don’t take advantage of a vulnerable situation!

And the morning after:

• Drink water when you get home and in the morning
• Take paracetamol for a  headache
• Eat
• Don’t drive
• Don’t have a ‘hare-of-the-dog’
• Catch up on sleep
• Relax

BUT, most importantly, have a fantastic, safe Christmas and a very happy New Year.