The SCRAM ankle bracelet reads the ethanol content of ankle sweat every hour and reports via a modem to SCRAMnet where law enforcement can easily see if court-ordered teetotalers are behaving.
The alcohol-monitoring anklet now keeps 40,000 drinkers on the wagon and wearing one is frequently a condition of parole or probation for alcohol offenders like Lindsay Lohan who was arrested in May for drunk driving and spent 45 days drying out at a posh Malibu treatment center.
Her publicist says Lindsay decided on her own to wear the anklet "to demonstrate her commitment to sobriety."
SCRAM by the way stands for the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor.
Ankle Bracelets Are a Sobering Accessory
Posted by Jill Fallon at July 18, 2007 1:27 PM | Permalink