Watch out for your friends

• Know the danger signs and take action -- if someone seems very drunk, gets sick after drinking a beverage, is having trouble breathing, passes out and can't be awakened, or is behaving in some other unusual way, the person may be in danger. Get medical attention immediately. Call 911 for emergency medical help. Do not assume the person just needs to "sleep it off." She or he could die.
• If you see or hear that someone is "dosing" a drink or a punch bowl, do something. Warn other people at the party, throw the drink away, get help from friends, and if anyone seems "drugged," help her or him get medical care.
• Warn friends about high-risk situations or places such as clubs or parties where "dosing" is known to have happened.
• Go to clubs or parties with friends you trust and agree to look out for one another. Appoint a "designated sober person," one friend who won't drink and who will regularly check up on the others in your group. Leave parties with people you know. Don't leave alone or with someone you don't know very well.