If a friend has been drinking alcohol and wants to drive, which of the following should you not do?
There are several strategies you can use to prevent someone from driving while under the influence of alcohol. You can arrange another way for them to get home, involve them in other activities to slow their pace of drinking, use any available excuse to stop them from leaving before they are sober, and get other friends involved to intervene as a group.
- Encourage friends to talk them out of driving.
- Arrange for other transportation.
- Tell them to take less-crowded roads.
- Slow their pace of drinking.