As Bostonians and scores of out-of-towners are taking to the streets and bars for a good ole time this St. Patrick’s Day weekend, city police are urging partygoers to be on the watch-out for spiked drinks.

The Boston Police Department has received 15 reported incidents of “scentless, colorless, and tasteless drugs” being placed in the drinks of “unsuspecting victims,” a number that officers hope doesn’t spike during the weekend’s Irish holiday festivities.

Last year, the department recorded 107 cases of spiked drinks, an issue that has come to the forefront at City Hall and the State House.

“While the BPD encourages everyone to look out for each other when gathered in social settings by creating a ‘buddy system’ to prevent getting separated, there are steps you can take on your own to help ensure your personal safety,” according to a community alert issued Friday.

Those steps include making sure your drink is being served directly by a bartender or server, watching your drink at all times, taking your drink with you to the restroom if needed and keeping a hand covered over a drink when not looking at it.

And if something appears off, test your drink with test strips or nail polish that light up a certain color if drugs are detected, the BPD recommends.

Rohypnol, also known as roofie, GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) and Ketamine are drugs primarily used in spiked drinks.

“These drugs and substances can cause disorientation, confusion, temporary paralysis, or unconsciousness, along with a host of other symptoms, leaving the potential victim vulnerable to the intentions of the suspect,” the BPD’s community alert states.

In response to an increasing number of drink spiking incidents in the city, police officers are continuing to “learn more and take action” by working with their licensing unit to track incidents, raise public awareness, and “offer an option to report drink spiking on police reports.”

At the State House, Sen. Paul Feeney, D-Foxboro, has filed legislation that would require hospitals to develop and implement a testing standard for patients who report they have been involuntarily drugged, regardless if sexual assault had occurred.

The bill has been reported favorably by the Joint Committee on Public Health and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.

Feeney successfully passed an amendment last year that allocated $300,000 towards this year’s budget to prevent and raise awareness about the “ongoing drink spiking crisis” facing the Bay State.

Throughout the weekend, BPD will be increasing patrols, focusing on the parade route and calls for service and drinking establishments.

Package stores in Southie will be closing at 4 p.m. Sunday, hours after the parade kicks off at 1. Pouring establishments will stop admitting people after 6:30, with alcohol service ending at 7.

“Whether you are patronizing one of our businesses or attending Sunday’s parade we want everyone to enjoy themselves in a safe, respectful and lawful manner,” Police Commissioner Michael Cox said in a statement. “The parade – and many of this weekend’s events are family friendly and take place in the midst of our neighborhoods. There will be zero tolerance for public drinking, disorderly behavior.”