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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Colorado’s Efforts to Crack Down on Drunk Driving Come With a Hefty Price Tag. But So Does Saving Lives

The discussion about impaired driving in Colorado has recently focused on the issue of drugged driving with the...

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Does Four Loko Promote Binge Drinking? FTC Orders Maker to Clean Up Alcohol Content Labeling

Phusion Projects, LLC, the makers of the malt beverage drink Four Loko, has been ordered by the FTC...

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Will Social Host Laws Help Quell Underage Drinking?

With a few situational exceptions, all states in the U.S. prohibit the furnishing of alcohol to minors.  Young...

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Family Drug Court and Mental Health Court Grant Announcements

 Family Drug Court Grants The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has announced March 25th, 2013,...

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Huffington Post Talks Lindsay Lohan, Drug Courts

Today the Huffington Post posted an article from West Huddleston, CEO of the National Association of Drug Court...

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NCSC to Conduct the First Census of the Nation’s Problem-Solving Courts

The National Center for State Courts is in preparations to begin the first-ever NCSC Problem-Solving Court Census, a...

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Are Blood Tests for DUIs Reasonable? The Supreme Court Weighs In

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of Missouri vs. McNeely, which asks...

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$3 Million in Underage Drinking Grants From SAMHSA Now Available

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for a total of $3 million...

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Top 12 of 2012: 27 States See Drop in Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities

Just in time to wrap up a year full of good news in the fight against Impaired Driving,...

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Top 12 of 2012: RAND Substantiates Impact of 24/7 Sobriety Programs on Impaired Driving

One of the most noteworthy newsmakers this year in the fight against Impaired Driving came out of South...