>Know your limits and you’ll have a much better time
>Messed-up: combining alcohol and other drugs
>Going to jail for spiking a drink is no joke
>Never take advantage of someone who's drunk
Being slumped on the floor, fighting, vomiting, crashing a car – they don’t look good. And they quickly damage what your mates think of you.
Many people know this. They either choose not to drink or stick to their limits.
If you're under 18 and you’re caught buying alcohol in a pub or bar you could be fined up to $2,200 – that’s not pretty either.
Mixing alcohol with drugs – whether illegal, over-the-counter or prescription – can be dangerous and unpredictable.
Alcohol can also stop medicines from working properly and can make the negative effects of the drug worse.
Mixing alcohol with other depressant drugs (eg. cannabis, methadone, heroin or minor tranquillisers) can cause your body’s reactions to slow down and increase the likelihood of coma or death.
If you combine stimulants (eg. ecstasy, speed, ice or cocaine) with alcohol the effects of the alcohol may be hidden by the effects of that stimulant. You may feel less drunk than you really are, take more risks, and put yourself or your mates in danger.
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It may seem funny at the time but secretly putting alcohol or other stuff into another person's drink can make your victim feel sick, faint or even die.
The consequences don’t stop there. Spiking someone’s drink is illegal (this includes giving them double shots or oversized drinks) and you could end up in jail.
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Force yourself onto someone and you could end up making a dick of yourself and much worse.
When you’re smashed your judgement is way off. Suddenly that girl or guy you have the hots for seems to be ‘available’. Don’t count on it! Just because they seem relaxed doesn’t mean they’re interested.
Move in on someone who’s out of it and you could face sexual assault charges.
Never do it to someone else.
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