Sobering Up Administrator

Sobering Up Administrator

Sobering Up: A blog about drunk driving, alcohol addiction, and criminal justice, is anything but a corporate blog. Sobering Up is an opportunity for anyone interested or involved in the issues of drunk driving, alcohol-fueled crime, alcohol dependence and addiction, and the justice system to participate in the conversation.
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Infographic: Binge Drinking, Drunk Driving are Unlucky St. Patrick’s Day Traditions

While bars around the country are prepping green beer and Irish-themed cocktails, law enforcement agencies are gearing up...

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Sobriety Tags Rolled Out Across London to Reduce Alcohol-Related Crime

In 2014, the City of London launched the United Kingdom’s first compulsory “alcohol tag” trial in an attempt...

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South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program Linked to Lower Deaths in the General Population

A new study conducted by the RAND Corporation and funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...

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States Make 24/7 Sobriety Legislation a Top Priority in 2016

While much progress has been made over the past couple of decades, alcohol-involved crashes still accounts for a third...

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Funding Alert: SAMHSA Offering Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment in Drug, Tribal Courts

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is now accepting...

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Highway Safety Advocates Call for More Traffic Safety Laws

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates)—an alliance of consumer, medical, public health, and safety groups and insurance...

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Super Bowl Leads to Super Drinking, Drunk Driving

The most dangerous place to be during Super Bowl 50 isn’t between the Denver Broncos’ star defense and...

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NTSB Recommends Lower BAC, Technology to Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths

Earlier this month the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced its top ten Most Wanted List of transportation...

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U.S. Supreme Court to Look at Penalties for Refusing BAC Tests During DWI Stops

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in three cases on the constitutionality of punishing suspected...

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24/7 Sobriety Programs Validated in Transportation “FAST” Act

Recently, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which covers highway and surface transit spending...