Rave Heat and Hydration
Raves and festivals are all about expending energy and feeling good, but there's a little-known risk for extreme events: how much water is too much. too much water, dehydration…
3 min readNightlife Health Guides
Heat, water, noise and the other quiet risks of long nights in clubs and at festivals.
Club Noise and Hearing
Rock concerts, parties, or nightclubs routinely hit sound levels between 95 and 115 dB—levels at which hearing loss is possible after just a few minutes. If your ears are ringing after a…
3 min readIf someone is in danger right now
Unresponsive, breathing slowly or noisily, overheating, having a seizure or chest pain: do not wait for it to pass.
- Call 911
Say what was taken if you know. Many states protect the caller: see Good Samaritan laws.
- Keep the airway open
Roll the person onto their side and stay with them. Why mixing depressants is so dangerous.
- Give naloxone if you have it
It reverses opioid overdoses and is sold without a prescription. Where to get Narcan.
- Poison Control 1-800-222-1222
- SAMHSA Helpline 1-800-662-4357, free, 24/7