Alcohol Misuse & Abuse
Blog articles on Sobering Up that address the alcohol misuse and abuse problems facing the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.
Top 12 of 2012: CDC Report on Binge Drinking, Relationship to Impaired Driving
As part of Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Sobering Up is taking a look back at the year’s Top...
Slipping Through the Cracks: Fox News Op/Ed Hits on Mental Health, Crime
Earlier today, Fox News Medical Team member Dr. Keith Ablow published an op/ed piece on Foxnews.com addressing the issue...
Sober Days for the Holidays: Drinking Violations Jump 54% This Thursday
It may surprise many that over the last several years, Thanksgiving weekend has become one of the biggest...
Are Veterans Treatment Courts “Preferential?”
A recent Bloomberg news article took an in-depth look at the different experiences two combat veterans had with...
Military Veterans Find Sobriety, Redemption Through Veterans Treatment Courts
Vietnam Veteran Larry Strange is feeling better today. Better than he has in many years, thanks to his...
Halloween Drinking Data May Scare You Sober, or at Least Keep You Home
Halloween is no longer a just-for-kids holiday. According to the National Retail Federation, over 170 million people in...
Sober Days: A game changer for treatment, criminal justice
Last June, I had the opportunity to present to a group of researchers with the National Institute of...
New White Paper Presents Strategies for Courts When Dealing With Alcohol
Today AMS has published a new White Paper, The 5 Obstacles to Alcohol Monitoring, which looks at some...
Authoritative Moms and Underage Drinking: New study says your teens won’t listen, but their friends will
If you’re worried your teen might not be listening to you when you warn them about the dangers...
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...