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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Happy Birthday! Montana’s 24/7 Sobriety Program Turns 1

Drinking and driving has been a chronic—and deadly—problem on Montana’s roadways for decades. In 2008, Forbes magazine reported...

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College Binge Drinking: Is Drastic Alcohol Experimentation Widespread?

Last weekend, fraternity brothers at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville had to rush one of their members to the...

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review No Refusal Laws, DUI Blood Tests

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Missouri case that challenges that state’s no refusal law,...

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29 Million in U.S. Admit Driving Drunk in 2011

On Monday the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released results from the 2011 National Survey...

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A Growing Concern: Female Drunk Drivers

The majority of people arrested for drunk driving and who are responsible for drunk driving fatalities and serious...

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Mandatory Minimums: Judicial Discretion and Jail Overcrowding Top Issues for Canada’s New Federal Law

In the spring of 2012, the Omnibus budget legislation passed in the House of Commons, which included mandatory...

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Researchers Using Transdermal Testing to Learn More About Drinking Behaviors

In June, researchers from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and Wake Forest University...

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Veterans Treatment Courts Get New Advocate

Last week the National Association of Drug Court Professionals announced the addition of former U.S. Marine Officer Kenneth...

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Making a Difference: September is National Recovery Month

September is Recovery Month 2012, an event designed to bring attention to mental and substance use disorders, to...

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Urban Outfitters Stirs the Pot With Pro-Booze T-Shirts for Teens

If you've ever shopped with a teenage girl at the mall—a task often resigned to moms but bless...