When it comes to drugs, many people fail to use them within limits, in spite of their knowledge and education. Since alcohol is one of the easiest drugs to access, it has become a popular aspect of social life in America. It does not seem as harmful as illegal drugs at a superficial level, but in reality, alcohol is very dangerous. The drinking age should not be lowered to eighteen to stop underage dangerous drinking because it will likely result in an increase of sexual assaults, car crashes, and brain damage in the adolescent. First of all, reducing the drinking age would mean that women are more likely to be taken advantage of and abused sexually. Some people assume that alcohol-related sexual assaults are infrequent or non-critical. They tend to believe this because of all alcohol-induced crime, sexual assault is the least frequently mentioned in public. It is a very sensitive and intimate issue therefore difficult to speak out since it robs the victim of dignity and may, in fact, lead to victim blaming. According to statistics, each year an estimated 97, 000 students aged between 18 and 24 experience alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape (Moorer, page 366). It is a considerable number that should not be ignored. …show more content…
In the book called “Teenage and Alcohol,” Torr mentioned that since it is prohibited, teenagers sneak out and end up drinking irresponsibly. Students ignore both the law and the police. In 2015, James C. Fell, Michael Scherer, and Robert Voas found that alcohol consumption was increased to 16.1%. However, they also mentioned that higher alcohol consumption and higher deadly car accidents among teenage driver are positively correlated. From this fact, one can see that lowering the drinking age because of weak rules and regulations is not a right