What are the warning signs of overheating and dehydration?
If you identify any of the following symptoms, it could mean that the person is at risk of overheating and dehydration: • feeling very hot, unwell or confused • inability to talk properly • headache • vomiting • inability to urinate or urine becoming very thick and dark • not sweating even when dancing • heart rate and pulse not slowing down even during resting • fainting, collapsing or convulsing. What should you do if a person reports these symptoms? • if they are dancing, advise them to stop • stay with them or get a friend to stay with them • get the person to sip some cold water • take them to have a rest in the chill out or a quiet, cool area • fan them or get a friend to do it • if their symptoms persist, they need to seek first aid immediately or be taken to the closest hospital. Tense and Panicky Most people who use drugs like ecstasy assume that they know what effect they will experience after they have taken the drug. Drugs do not always have the effect that the user is expe
