Monitech
North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
In the US, 18-year-olds can’t buy alcohol anywhere. Anywhere. They can drink alcohol in some states. Believe it or not quite a few states allow minors to consume alcohol with parents’ consent in a private home. And even without parental consent in some places. Laws are confusing. But Arizona has, up till now, been pretty …
If you’ve had an ignition interlock installed in your vehicle, you’re dealing with factors that you never had to think about before. Delivering a breath sample on a regular basis while driving isn’t hard, but it does take a bit of practice and forethought, and if you’re not careful, you could run into snags. One …
If you’ve been charged with drunk driving in Arizona, you’ve got a lot on your mind, starting with figuring out how to get around while your license is suspended. And no doubt you’ve considered whatever fine you’ll end up paying. But unfortunately, the fine is just a part of the expense of the Arizona DUI …
A study just released from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that the rate of drunk driving is continuing to decline in the US. About 11.1 percent of respondents surveyed said they had driven drunk in 2014. In 2002, that number was 15.3 percent. It’s good news, but what’s going on? The …
If you’re ambitious, and concerned about the effects of drinking on your life, you might be halfway into Dry January by now. Good going. Originating in the U.K., Dry January was a creation of the charity Alcohol Concern, though there have been other drives to get people to abstain for that month over the years. The …
Complex as alcohol and drunk driving issues are, they can seem simple compared with the challenges that marijuana poses to the legal system. A recent Arizona Court of Appeals decision highlights just how different the two drugs are. In December the court ruled that medical marijuana patients arrested for driving under the influence of cannabis …
If you have an ignition interlock in your vehicle, your relationship to alcohol has probably changed. You know enough not to drink if you are going to drive in the near future. Interlocks are sensitive devices – they have to be, since they’re designed to detect alcohol at a concentration of about .02 BAC, which …
You’re not a drunk driver. You don’t down five whiskies and peel out onto the highway, veering into the oncoming lane, speeding, weaving, causing people to run off into ditches. You’ve never killed anyone. But maybe now is a good time to think about drinking and driving. Perhaps you’ve always kept your drinking down to …
