The term sobriety is not defined in current medical or psychiatric literature. The term abstinence is found more often and is generally agreed upon as the treatment goal for severe alcoholics. Abstinence is defined as nonuse of the substance to which a...

Sobriety is solemn or dignified personal behaviour, in particular moderation or abstinence with regard to (typically) the consumption of alcoholic beverages or illicit drugs. It could also be applied to the figurative 'consumption' of pornography,...

MORE THAN 23,000 people were killed in alcohol-related traffic accidents in 1988. While that figure is depressing enough, it's a very large improvement over the figures of only a decade ago. A number of factors have contributed to a reduction in the rate of...

Signs of Sobriety, based in Ewing Township, deals with problems of drug and alcohol dependency among New Jersey's deaf and hard-ofhearing population. Founded in 1988, SOS is dedicated both to reducing the risk factors that lead to alcoholism and addictions, and to supporting...

When Tracy Morgan hosts Spike TV's "Guys Choice" awards on June 13, he'll be wearing an alcohol monitoring device around his ankle. There's no better symbol to Morgan's current situation.The comedian and "30 Rock" co-star has recently experienced several alcohol-related troubles, but said in an...

Police officers involved in shootings would face mandatory sobriety tests under new policies prompted by the killing last year of an unarmed man on his wedding day.Starting in September, the New York Police Department will administer Breathalyzer tests like those used in drunken-driving stops on...