Monitoring & Technology
Blog articles on Sobering Up that highlight how electronic monitoring and technology are helping communities and courts tackle drunk driving and alcohol crime.
RAND Attributes Drops in DUI, Domestic Violence in South Dakota to 24/7 Sobriety Project
Today The American Journal of Public Health published an article on a three-year study done by the RAND Corporation...
NTSB’s 2013 Most Wanted List Includes Call for Technologies to Address Impaired Driving
Today the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating all transportation...
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...
National Groups Formalize Support for Transdermal and Continuous Alcohol Monitoring
Cost savings, risk reduction, and behavior change are three of the key benefits at the core of a...
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...
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...
NHTSA Releases Report on Transdermal Alcohol Monitors for DUI Offenders
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a new report, Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring: Case Studies, which...
NHTSA Report: 70% of drunk drivers in fatal accidents are twice the legal limit
According to 2010 alcohol-related traffic fatality data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than...
On the Road
As a small business owner on the road for over half of every year traveling a two-state area, things...
NACo Passes Resolution Supporting Transdermal Testing for Pre-Trial Populations
At last week’s National Association of Counties (NACo) annual meeting in Pittsburgh, the NACo Justice and Public Safety...