Tag: sobering up
Getting Sober Isn’t Easy. Talking About Sobriety Can Be Just as Hard.
Sporting events. The after-work happy hour. A girls’ night out. In a culture where drinking is a common...
Top 12 of 2012: High Court Hears Challenge to No Refusal Laws
As part of Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Sobering Up is taking a look back at the year’s Top...
Top 12 of 2012: U.K. Looks to U.S. as a Model for Impaired Driving Tactics
It has been estimated by the United Kingdom’s Home Office that “irresponsible” drinking costs taxpayers in the U.K....
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...
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...
On the Road
As a small business owner on the road for over half of every year traveling a two-state area, things...
Bottle to Throttle: Alcohol Takes Center Stage in New Hollywood Blockbuster
I’m not Up in the Air like George Clooney, I don’t have 10 million frequent flyer miles—or even...
The Right to Drink
Many DUI offenders think they can drive after excessive drinking. Not wanting to pay for a cab or...
Colorado Bill Shifts Money From Prison to Drug Treatment. Why Do Officials Oppose the Measure?
While Colorado Senate Bill 12-163 has gone largely unnoticed by mainstream media, it’s raising a good amount of...
Detroit Morning Radio Talks St. Patty’s Day Drinking
Our own Jason O’Tizedes stopped by Detroit’s #1 morning radio show today to talk about St. Patrick’s Day,...