How to Know if Prom Punch is Spiked

The annual prom is an exciting event for high school juniors and seniors nationwide. All it takes is one student to spoil what should be a fun and safe time for everyone. One way that pranksters can ruin a prom is to spike the punch, but it's not always obvious to know if prom punch is spiked.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Get your own punch or have a close friend get punch for you. While the entire punch bowl might not be spiked, it's possible that someone will spike a single cup of punch and then give it to you.

2. Pay attention to the punch table if you're a prom chaperone. Investigate promptly if you notice anyone lingering near the punch bowl.

3. Assign one chaperone to monitor the punch bowl and refreshment table. It'll be very difficult for a student to spike the punch bowl if a chaperone is always watching it.

4. Pour a glass of punch and sniff it or taste it to determine if it's spiked.

5. Keep a sample of the punch if you suspect the punch was spiked. The sample can be tested later to know if the prom punch is spiked.

6. Remove the punch immediately if you suspect the entire punch bowl has been spiked so no more students are exposed to the spiked punch.

7. Keep extra punch ingredients on hand in case the punch bowl does get spiked. This way you can make another batch right away.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep in mind that someone who wants to spike a punch bowl is most likely going to use vodka because it is clear and is difficult to detect visually.