Get help now
In an emergency
If someone needs medical help
and get an ambulance. Stay with them. Tell the medical team everything you know about what has been taken, it could save a life.
What to look out for
If someone isn’t reacting well to alcohol and/or drugs, they could be panicking, anxious, overheated, sleepy or having trouble breathing, etc
You should:
- Try and stay calm
- Try and reassure them and calm them down, e.g. “this will pass” “it’s just the drugs”
- Do not scare them
- Try to take them somewhere quiet
- Ask them to breathe slowly
- Get them to sip water
- Most importantly stay with them
If they become unconscious call an ambulance immediately and place them in the recovery position. Stay with them until the ambulance arrives.