What is an Alcohol Ankle Monitor?
Alcohol ankle monitors are devices worn around the ankle that measure levels of alcohol present in a person’s perspiration. You may have heard about them on TV. They are becoming more and more popular, as television shows are writing them into their scripts. Celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Andy Dick, and Michelle Rodriguez have been photographed wearing them. Who makes them? SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor) is the most commonly used alcohol monitoring device, and is manufactured by a company in Colorado called Alcohol Monitoring Systems (AMS). How does it work? Similar to ankle monitors given offenders who are under house arrest, the device is small enough to fit discreetly under a baggy pant leg. It only weighs about 1/2 pound and is worn 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Random samples of your perspiration are taken at least once an hour and analyzed for the presence of alcohol. The results are transmitted to authorities over the Internet through a modem kept at the of
