When students find out that most others don't drink as much as they incorrectly believed, they feel empowered to drink less. So, honest accuracy rather than dishonest exaggeration is the most effective way to reduce alcohol abuse and the problems often associated with it. While drinking abuse, including drunk driving, is down dramatically among young people, much remains to be done. Too many young people are still needlessly killed or injured as a result of drinking and driving. Therefore, Social Pressure is very effective in reducing drunk driving.
Intoxicated behavior is dangerous and never amusing.
Designated Driver Programs save lives. It could save your life and the lives of your friends. It's important to realize that inexperienced drinkers become intoxicated with much less alcohol than do experienced drinkers and are much more likely to have traffic accidents after consuming small amounts alcohol. Even a single drink dramatically increases the chances that a teen-aged driver will have a driving accident. 15 Graduated penalties for driving with higher BACs could saved lives.