Before the party:

• Eat a full meal and drink water.
• Decide how much you want to drink and set yourself a limit. 
• Make a plan for a safe ride home.
• Consider bringing your own drink to the party (perhaps in a re-usable bottle) to avoid pressures of drinking more; you can politely say you already have a drink.
• Charge your phone and consider sharing your location with your trusted friends. 

At the party:

• Pace yourself and alternate drinks with water. 
• Stick with one type of alcohol if possible
• Avoid drinking from large containers of mixed drinks; it's hard to gauge how much you've had or what's in the drink.  
• Keep an eye on your friends... and your drink; if possible, open pre-sealed drinks yourself.
• Always respect someone's choice not to drink.

After the party:

• Ensure you have safe transportation home.
• Leave with the friends you came with.
• Drink water to help replenish your body.

Not drinking?

• Great! About 30% of UC Davis students choose not to drink.
• Bring your own non-alcoholic drink in a water bottle to the party, or fill up a red cup with something non-alcoholic. Nobody needs to know you're not drinking alcohol.
• Check out our Upstander page for being a great sober buddy.