Why not to drink on prom night.
...ng on prom night. Another 20,000 teens are injured each year due to drinking and driving on prom night. But each year 1,000 teens are killed as a result of drinking and driving on prom night. Drunk driving is like a game of Russian roulette. You never win. When teens are arrested on prom night from drunk driving, they face court costs and defense fees that can exceed $1,500. Also, conviction for drunk driving can lead to jail time, fines, community service, or probation, higher auto insurance rates, and creates a stigma on your record which can have an unpleasant affect on your admission to college or your ability to obtain a job. So if you are lucky enough to get caught by the police and get arrested instead of being injured or dead, you will still face detrimental repercussions. Even if the police don’t catch you and you survive the night, your night can still leave a scar on you. Drinking on prom night leads to irresponsible activity. More specifically, male teens that drink in excess on prom night engage in violent behavior. Such behaviors include, but not are limited to, rape toward their prom date. Female teens that drink in excess on prom night often engage in high risk sexual behavior which they would avoid if they were sober. This scar could be easily avoidable if you did not drink on prom night. Drinking before and after prom will never be a good choice to make, but there are alternate choices available...