Drink and drugs lowers people's ability to resist harming themselves when they have problems.Physical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Don't drink and drive and take care if walking home.Don't drink so much that you cannot take care of yourself, your family or your home.Join us on Facebook or Twitter to receive your weekly reminder #testittuesday. Ensure a working smoke alarm is installed, as this will greatly increase the chances of escaping if fire breaks out in your home.Make sure cigarettes are properly extinguished before you go to sleep.Buy food on the way back from the pub, rather than attempting to cook when you get home.Don't drink and fry/cook - you could fall asleep and cause a devastating fire.The video below illustrates the dangers of cooking while intoxicated. When you do discover a fire, the alcohol/drugs can heighten feelings of disorientation, making it difficult for you to escape.įirefighters have often been called to homes were someone has started cooking after a night out and caused a house fire or where someone has fallen asleep with a cigarette and woken to find their home on fire. Intoxication can also cause drowsiness and can make you less alert to the signs of fire. Even when the alarm is raised and firefighters enter a home, you could have already lost consciousness and died through smoke inhalation. If you have been drinking you might not wake up when a fire takes hold, particularly if you do not have a working smoke alarm. The cause is usually people drinking alcohol and then falling asleep whilst cooking or smoking.
Every year we attend a large number of alcohol and drug related fires.
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