Keep The Party Safe

We gave our site a serious makeover; and we’re hyped to share it. 🪩💻🎉

We are excited to announce the new and improved KeepThePartySafe.org! Packed with fresh new features:
⭐ New pages
⭐ Epic graphics and videos
⭐ Real news stories
⭐ Fentanyl facts
⭐ Direct links to resources

It’s everything you need to keep the party safe, all in one place.

Visit KeepThePartySafe.org to check out all our new features and use it to stay safe, stay smart, and keep the party going ✨

Expired naloxone? Keep it around. Even if it’s expired, the dose can still bring someone back from an overdose. When it’s needed, it’s needed. Carry it!

Keep The Party Safe partners with college campuses across the state to connect with students and empower them to stay safe while having a good time. Victoria Watson, Assistant Director of Health Promotion & Basic Needs at University of Colorado Denver leads campus initiatives that provide education and harm reduction resources. To mark this week's International Harm Reduction Day, she wrote an article for the CU Denver student newspaper reinforcing that young adults should feel empowered to make their own informed decisions around partying, and with harm reduction tools such as naloxone easily within reach.

The Importance of Harm Reduction in College While movies and media often represent college as a time of constant partying, bad decisions, and poor judgement, higher education professionals know from data and direct conversations with students that...

Good news: naloxone is finally easy to grab. The nasal spray can bring someone back from an overdose in minutes. You can snag it over the counter at any pharmacy or order online with services like Amazon. It’s easy to get, easy to carry, and saves lives!

Keep The Party Safe made it to primetime! 🎤 Hilary Bryant, Program Manager at the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention—the organization behind the KTPS campaign—joined Denver7 News last night to talk about fentanyl risk, how naloxone works, and how KTPS is teaming up with AEG Presents Rocky Mountains to reach concertgoers directly.

▶️ Watch the full segment here: https://youtu.be/ft-MCtgdxoM

We’ll be tabling at The Used show at The Ogden Theatre this week; swing by and say hey!

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Keep The Party Safe partners with students and student groups on college campuses around the state of Colorado to help prevent fentanyl overdoses. Students like Zanayah Shanks at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) are passionate about spreading awareness.

Zanayah recently wrote a guest column for the UCCS student newspaper, The Scribe, sharing her lived experience to bring education to her fellow students. With Spring Break upon us, she placed a special emphasis on ways to Keep The Party Safe and “focus on a time of fun and not of tragedy.” Thank you for sharing your story, Zanayah!

GUEST OPINION | Keep the party safe this spring break - The Scribe I grew up in a family where substance use was normal, and there were many moments I lived in fear of what would happen after excessive use. The thought of witnessing an overdose from my family members and not knowing what to do scared me every day. Becoming a college student at a university did

Powder days > panic attacks. Fentanyl’s showing up in pills, powders, and other drugs–but there are ways to stay safe. Protect your Aprés crew by carrying naloxone (aka Narcan). It’s packable, easy to use, and saves lives! 🎿

Got all your spring break essentials? Naloxone should be one of ‘em.

With fentanyl showing up in party drugs, naloxone (aka Narcan) can reverse an overdose, save a life, and keep your spring break crew safe. It’s easy to get, easy to use, and fits in any suitcase! 🧳

Single, taken, or just here for the candy-spreading awareness is the ultimate act of love. Like an ex, fentanyl’s popping up where it shouldn’t. Taking steps like carrying naloxone and testing your drugs with test strips can save lives! Get the knowledge you need to keep your loved ones safe at KeepThePartySafe.org

Accessing free naloxone in Denver just got easier thanks to a no-cost vending machine at the Denver Health Hospital Campus!

Unveiled this week at 667 Bannock St., the vending machine provides free naloxone (aka Narcan), medications, and hygiene kits 24 hours a day.

If you aren't carrying naloxone already, consider stopping by the vending machine or ordering it over the counter from online retailers like Amazon or Walgreens.

Denver Health unveils naloxone vending machine that offers live-saving drug free of charge The vending machine distributes the life-saving drug naloxone, otherwise known as Narcan, free of charge.

Whether your party starts at first chair or at aprés, make sure your party is stocked with naloxone. ❄️

A huge shoutout and thank you to for hosting us at Safety Fest this past weekend! Over 1,400 of you came by to learn how to spot an overdose and how to administer Narcan (spoiler alert: it’s not through the mouth).

Providing a judgment-free space to learn and ask questions means everything to us, and we couldn’t do it without these kinds of events and partners like Copper Mountain.

If you’re curious about overdose prevention, shoot us a DM. We’re here to help. 🩵