1 in 9
UK adults report a spiking
Drink spiking is more common than the public conversation suggests. Most incidents go unreported.
Source: YouGov, 2023
A coalition for safer nights out
Go out.
PartySafe.
The war against drink spiking is the responsibility of all of us. Together we can make an impact, that's why we've joined forces to create PartySafe, a movement to reduce drink spiking globally.
What is PartySafe?
A movement to make drink safety ordinary.
PartySafe is the alliance of brands, venues, charities, schools and organisations working together on four fronts: testing, drink covers, education and training, to reduce drink spiking globally.
Here's who belongs in it, why it matters to them, and exactly what they get.
Who
Why
What they get
Parents & carers
Parents, guardians and carers of teenagers and students.
Why
Looking after their children is the first line of defence, but most parents have never been told what spiking actually looks like or how to talk about it without frightening anyone.
What they get
- Blogs and plain-language online resources
- Conversation guides for before a first night out or freshers' week
- What-to-do-next guidance if something happens
- Email alerts on local risk and coalition venues near you
Children & young people
Teenagers, sixth formers, students and young adults on nights out.
Why
They are the people most at risk, and the people best placed to look after each other. Safety works when it's peer-led, not lectured.
What they get
- Online resources on what to look out for on a night out
- How to look after a friend who's been spiked
- Where to find the wolf mark, venues that are trained and equipped
- Free tests and drink covers at coalition venues, no questions asked
Look for the wolf
The wolf is our safety sign.
Wherever you see the wolf, on a door, behind a bar, on a wristband, on a poster in the freshers' tent, someone there is trained, equipped and ready to help. Free tests, drink covers, a safe space, a person to talk to.
One mark. One promise. Anywhere in the world.
The problem, briefly
The numbers everyone in hospitality already knows.
Plain language, no fear-mongering. The case for a coalition is in the size of the gap between what exists and what's standard.
82%
Of incidents happen in licensed venues
The night-time economy is where the cultural shift has to land first. Venues lead, the rest follows.
Source: Home Office, 2022
< 5%
Of venues currently stock a test
The product exists. The standard doesn't. A coalition fixes that in a season, not a decade.
Source: CounterSpike audit, 2026
One coalition. Six kinds of partner.
See who should join →People
Parents & carers, Children & young people
Night-time economy
Bars, pubs & clubs, Festivals & events, DJs, musicians & bands, Hotels, casinos & late-night transport
Education
Schools, Universities & colleges
Public bodies & emergency services
Governments & governing bodies, Police, Ambulance & health services, Charities & support services
Industry & supply
Retailers, Drinks brands & distributors, Employers & workplaces
Press
Press & media
How it works
Five steps. One night. No drama.
Patron-first, never patronising. The whole flow is designed to sit inside the rhythm of bar service, not interrupt it.
01
Venues stock SpikeStixx, BevGuardian Lids or other tests.
A small box behind the rail, alongside the bottle openers. No clinic feel.
02
Patrons ask. No questions.
Anyone, any drink, any time. The bartender hands one over and gets on with service.
03
Info posters about spiking.
Bars, toilets and entrances carry plain-language posters on what spiking looks like and what to do.
04
The coalition carries the visibility.
A shared emblem on the door, a public commitment, press the whole sector benefits from.
05
The PartySafe App.
Add your contacts. If you're spiked, they're told automatically and sent your location and a checklist of what to do.
The PartySafe App
Your people know before you have to explain.
Add your trusted contacts once. If you think you've been spiked, one tap tells them, sends your live location, and gives everyone a clear checklist of what to do next.
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Add your contacts
Set up trusted friends and family in seconds.
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One tap alert
They get told instantly, with your live location.
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What to do next
A step-by-step checklist for you and for them.
Press & voices
What partners, patrons and the press are saying.
"The coalition gives us one standard to point at. That's what was missing."
"Patrons noticed before staff did. That's how you know the signal is right."
"A test on the bar is the most direct safety message a venue can send."