Lindsay Lohan still broke and a mess

[Jacey 0]

How does this scram thing work to detect alcohol in the blood stream through the skin?

[Jacey 0]

Ok, never mind-just googled it. The scram measures alcohol in perspiration and then mathmatically converts it to blood alcohol level. Interesting.

[fykeylicious 1,099]

does it pick up prescription drugs and other narcotics? If not, Lindsay can continue to live in denial and party on.

[ElleDriver 0]

Judge Revel told Lindsay in order to stay free on bail, she cannot drink alcohol, she must wear a SCRAM device and she must submit to random drug testing.

 

 

I think it is just a matter of time until she screws up...

[rabbit 0]

does it pick up prescription drugs and other narcotics? If not, Lindsay can continue to live in denial and party on.

It does not, but she has been ordered to weekly random drug testing. It's probably just a matter of time.

[Kath 153]

from todays' dlisted

"Dressed like a rest stop prostitute turned middle-aged office temp who is always asking you for cigarettes and never washes her hands after she pisses, Lindsay Lohan graciously showed up to court in Beverly Hills today to get reamed by Judge Marsha Revel. Don't worry, Judge Marsha duct-taped a dental dam over her mouth before she gave it to LiLo.

 

As expected, Judge Marsha ordered LiLo to wear a SCRAM anklet and told her that she must stay away from booze and drugs. LiLo will have to undergo random drug testing once a week and she also must continue to attend alcohol education classes. If she fucks up, she will be thrown in jail before she can snort up the last line.

 

LiLo's lawyer also tried to be slick by asking the judge if she can remove the SCRAM anklet while "working." Her lawyer said she's due to begin shooting a movie in Texas, and the anklet might get in the way. Judge Marsha shut that request down.

 

LiLo must start wearing the SCRAM anklet within 24 hours, so if you're in the L.A. area you better hope that you stocked up on the sweet nectar because there's about to be a drought! Bitch went straight from court to the nearest economy-sized bottle of vodka.

 

And oh, how I wish a SCRAM anklet on LiLo's ankle. Seriously, that SCRAM anklet is going to stay drunk, high and hollerin'. So don't be surprised if you see Pete Doherty curled around LiLo's ankle."

[Persiaa 0]

Would anyone like to start a pool on how long LL will stay away from intoxicants? I'm thinking three says is the max.

[BobbyD 2]

Lindsay Lohan's SCRAM Bracelet: How Does It Work? :4biggrin:

Lohan's alcohol-monitoring bracelet collects data regarding the wearer's alcohol consumption by measuring perspiration.

By Josh Wigler

 

Lindsay Lohan appeared in court Monday (May 24) seeking to ease restrictions on the terms of her probation stemming from two drug- and alcohol-related arrests in 2007. To Lohan's disappointment, Judge Marsha Revel ordered the 24-year-old actress to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet that will require her to undergo mandatory drug testing in Los Angeles on a weekly basis. Lohan must attach the bracelet to her ankle within the next 24 hours.

 

The device is called a SCRAM bracelet, and it's hardly an unfamiliar fashion accessory for Lohan, who volunteered to wear the bracelet as part of an outpatient care program following her DUI arrest in 2007. The SCRAM bracelet, short for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor, is a lightweight ankle bracelet designed to keep track of the wearer's alcohol consumption through measuring his or her perspiration. After data regarding the wearer's blood alcohol content is collected, the bracelet sends the information to the manufacturer, Alcohol Monitoring Systems.

 

The SCRAM bracelet is virtually tamper-proof, thanks to "an internal mechanism that if you do tamper with it, it'll notify the remote location immediately," attorney Mark Geragos told MTV News. As a result, SCRAM wearers are cautioned not to submerge the device in water, as the bracelet would no longer be able to record perspiration, which would be flagged by remote monitors as "an attempt to defeat" the bracelet. Said Geragos: "You've got to take some precautions when you shower."

 

Another inconvenience presented by the SCRAM bracelet involves air travel, as the official website for Alcohol Monitoring Systems notes that the device's presence would likely require special attention and swab testing from airport security officials. Given Lohan's weekly Los Angeles testing, however, air travel isn't likely to propose too much of an inconvenience if she wishes to remain free on bail.

 

Additionally, SCRAM wearers are instructed against ingesting alcohol of any kind — that means not just beverages, but also mouthwash, colognes and perfumes, certain types of lotion and other similar products containing alcohol.

 

Of course, there's the visually distracting nature of the device to consider as well. "Depending on whether or not you think it's a fashion statement, you'll generally wear pants while wearing [the bracelet]," Geragos told MTV News.

 

With summer rapidly approaching, Lohan, a California resident, faces a physically uncomfortable time to wear pants on a daily basis. Lohan has 24 hours to start using the SCRAM bracelet. She'll have to actually wear the device for significantly longer than that, however, as her next probation hearing is scheduled for July 6.

[Avalon 0]

The sad thing is that even when (not if) she breaks her bail-conditions, they will never send her to prison like they would to a non-celeb. It will be another harsh warning, a compulsory rehab or another hefty fine (and she'll only have to pay a percentage of that).

 

She needs a judge like the one who lost patience with RDJ, but it will never happen.

[Maxiemom 623]

Would anyone like to start a pool on how long LL will stay away from intoxicants? I'm thinking three says is the max.

I'm sure Vegas has already got a book on this.

[annabeast 24]

Would anyone like to start a pool on how long LL will stay away from intoxicants? I'm thinking three says is the max.

I'm sure Vegas has already got a book on this.

 

Persia, I'm with you, except that I think she'll be in medical rehab by day three. The withdrawals from the alcohol are medically more dangerous than from the drugs, although the latter may be more uncomfortable in the long run. And I do think she'll get a pretty harsh sentence, not just a few hours, but more like 60 days.

[Maxiemom 623]

Would anyone like to start a pool on how long LL will stay away from intoxicants? I'm thinking three says is the max.

I'm sure Vegas has already got a book on this.

 

Persia, I'm with you, except that I think she'll be in medical rehab by day three. The withdrawals from the alcohol are medically more dangerous than from the drugs, although the latter may be more uncomfortable in the long run. And I do think she'll get a pretty harsh sentence, not just a few hours, but more like 60 days.

 

I'm not concerned with the sentence so much as how much of it she will actually serve. IIRC, Nicole Richie's 78 minute jail stay was a 90 day sentence.

[BobbyD 2]

Lindsay's Dad -- She Shouldn't Quit Cold Turkey

Originally posted May 25th 2010 12:45 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

 

Lindsay Lohan's father believes that forcing Lindsay to cut herself off from drugs and alcohol ASAP is a bad thing -- and he's getting support from an expert.

 

Michael Lohan tells TMZ he thinks Lindsay has a problem with prescription pills, but he "doesn't think it's a good idea for her to detox on her own." He feels Lindsay would be best served by "being under a doctor's care."

 

And according to addiction recovery specialist Marc Kern -- Michael's logic ain't too far off.

 

Kern tells us if -- and only if -- Lindsay has a drug problem, "There probably should have been an assessment of her reliance and dependency of substances before they took her off of everything. That would have been a safer method."

 

Of course, this all assumes that Lindsay actually has a drug problem.

 

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0owxPvKBp

[annabeast 24]

It's been a bit more than 24 hours. She should be shakin' and bakin' about now.

[BobbyD 2]

Lohan's ankle bracelet has breathalyzer tech

Bracelet samples perspiration to check for alcohol and sends data to courts

AP

By Stephanie Nano

 

updated 6:50 a.m. PT, Tues., May 25, 2010

 

NEW YORK - If an alcohol-monitoring bracelet can keep celebrities like Lindsay Lohan from drinking, some parents may wonder whether they can get some for their children. :4biggrin:

 

The answer is no.

 

For the time being, the ankle bracelets are only sold to the courts, probation officers and others who want to make sure drunken drivers or anyone involved in alcohol-related offenses don't drink again.

 

"That might be a market down the road," said Kathleen Brown, a spokeswoman for Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc., which makes the only alcohol ankle bracelet.

 

In the meantime, the Denver-based company is focusing on the corrections market, she said.

 

One of the devices was slapped on Lohan's ankle Monday by a judge angered because the actress didn't show up for a hearing last week in Beverly Hills, California, and instead attended the Cannes Film Festival in France. It's her second go-around with the bracelet — and she's not the only celebrity to sport one.

 

Rapper-actress Eve wore one and ex-basketball star Jayson Williams was forced to earlier this year.

 

The gadgets are much like the better-known electronic ankle bracelets that have been used for years to restrict suspects or parolees to their homes. (The alcohol bracelets can now do that too, if needed.)

 

The bracelet uses the same technology as a Breathalyzer, but instead of checking the breath for alcohol, it samples the perspiration on the skin. After alcohol is consumed, it eventually enters the bloodstream and a small amount is expelled through the skin.

 

The bracelet tests the skin every half hour. If there's alcohol, it causes a chemical reaction in the device's fuel cell. Usually once a day, the information is sent over phone lines to the company, which alerts the courts or probation officer if alcohol is detected at a blood-alcohol level of 0.02 or higher.

 

It won't pick up very small amounts and it takes a while to be reach the skin. A 180-pound (82-kilogram) man would register 0.02 if he has two 5-ounce (142-milliliter) drinks in less than an hour on an empty stomach, according to Brown.

 

The alcohol bracelets — called SCRAM for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring — have been available since 2003, and are in use in every U.S. state except Hawaii. To date, they've been worn by 136,000 people, for an average of 90 days, Brown said. It costs about $1,500, she said.

 

South Dakota has about 600 units and uses them in its 24/7 Sobriety Project, which requires daily monitoring for alcohol — either two trips to the county jail for a breath test or wearing a bracelet.

 

"Some people don't want to look at a deputy sheriff two times a day. It's a humbling experience," said South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, whose office successfully defended a court challenge of the device in South Dakota Supreme Court.

 

Given a choice between the sobriety project or jail, "Most people will obviously chose to go back to their family, go back to their job, to go be a parent and work it out," Jackley said.

 

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said the SCRAM is used frequently and is very effective. He said there are many stories about people trying to disable the signal.

 

"I heard about someone who tried to put chicken skin between the signal and his skin, but it didn't work," Whitmore said.

 

Brown, the company's spokeswoman, said there are sensors that check for tampering.

 

Stephen Bouchard, a judge in Missouri's Jefferson County near St. Louis, handles drunken driving cases, and says he's a fan of the bracelets. They are often required of anyone released on bond, and defendants are charged $12 a day.

 

"You sure don't want to have the person on bond on an alcohol-related offense going out and getting drunk and hurting someone else. That pretty much stops that," said Bouchard.

 

He said the bracelets are also used in other alcohol-related offenses, like domestic violence. And on a few occasions, someone has asked to keep the bracelet longer than required.

 

"It's kind of like their security blanket. As long as they know they've got that SCRAM monitor on, they feel more in control of their drinking," he said.

 

In Los Angeles, defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan, who represents many DUI defendants said the problem with the device is that it is bulky and very uncomfortable. Flanagan said one of his clients had the option of wearing the device or going to jail. After a few days, he said, the man complained that it was irritating his skin and was so uncomfortable he couldn't sleep. He took it off and went to jail, he said.

 

The latest version is smaller — about the size of a deck of cards — and lighter than the first device.

 

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[ElleDriver 0]

Drug Testing May Not Solve Lindsay's Problem

 

 

 

TMZ has learned ... Lindsay Lohan can still take two drugs, in spite of Judge Marsha Revel's drug testing requirement -- and one of the drugs could be at the root of Lindsay's problem.

Sources tell us Lindsay has prescriptions for Adderall (a stimulant that treats ADHD) and Ambien. Under the rules of the drug testing program, Lindsay can still take meds, provided they were prescribed by a doctor.

 

Lindsay will check in with the L.A. County Probation Department on Thursday and provide the case worker and the court with proof of prescriptions. At that point, any prescription that shows up in Lindsay's system during random drug testing will not get her in trouble with the judge.

 

But here's the issue. Friends of Lindsay ... and her father Michael ... tell TMZ the scripts are a big source of Lindsay's problem.

 

So Lindsay could still pass her drug tests and still have some of the problems she just can't seem to beat.

[annabeast 24]

Do we need a pool on when she hits the clubs? I say Saturday night.

[alpierce 9]

Lohan's dad thinks he shouldn't quit cold turkey because if she did, she might actually become sober enough to realize how low she has sunk and try to help herself. And daddie would not have anything to say in the media. She won't quit though. She loves the booze and the drama far too much.

[Avalon 0]

Sources tell us Lindsay has prescriptions for Adderall (a stimulant that treats ADHD) and Ambien. Under the rules of the drug testing program, Lindsay can still take meds, provided they were prescribed by a doctor.

She is being prescribed a stimulant and Ambien (sedative).....smart prescribing

[ericamarie 1]

Sources tell us Lindsay has prescriptions for Adderall (a stimulant that treats ADHD) and Ambien. Under the rules of the drug testing program, Lindsay can still take meds, provided they were prescribed by a doctor.

She is being prescribed a stimulant and Ambien (sedative).....smart prescribing

 

I think Linds has a drug problem not trying to defend her, but in general (for non drug addicted people) many drs prescribe stimulants and sedatives together. I was prescribed a stimulant in the morning and a sedative at night. Dr explained it like putting a lid on the pot and turning down the flame so it doesn't boil over, it made more sense when he explained it to me. The sedatives make me sick so I don't take them, but my stimulants are not too strong for my body where I go overboard and can't sleep at night or I get out of control. Hope that makes sense!

[l1zz1e 0]

on the radio this AM, they played a clip of L singing Stevie Nicks' 'Edge of 17'; she wasn't bad at all. granted, she's no where near Stevie Nicks', but not bad at all.

 

what a waste of talent.

[annabeast 24]

on the radio this AM, they played a clip of L singing Stevie Nicks' 'Edge of 17'; she wasn't bad at all. granted, she's no where near Stevie Nicks', but not bad at all.

 

what a waste of talent.

 

Ugh! I hope I never hear that. I'm still bummed that the Dixie Chicks did Landslide. I don't think anyone should even attempt to cover Stevie Nicks.

[ElleDriver 0]

How Lindsay Lohan Has Tried to Fool Her Booze Bracelet

 

 

Being shackled with an alcohol-monitoring anklet doesn't mean Lindsay Lohan won't try to tipple.

 

A source says the actress, 23, who wore one in 2007, has claimed she "put tea tree oil on to fool it."

 

Says Pasadena Recovery Center's Shirley Bennett, "Addicts will use anything with alcohol to set it off, so they can say, 'Oh, I wasn't drinking. It's my perfume!'"

 

Another Lohan strategy: using a paperclip to jam the signal. (She denied both strategies to UsMagazine.com.)

 

But L.A. criminal defense attorney Decio Rangel Jr. notes: "She could go to jail" if caught.

 

On Monday, a judge sentenced Lohan to wear the bracelet and undergo once-a-week random drug tests until her next court hearing, on July 6, to determine if she violated her probation.

[princess 1,712]

The sad thing is that even when (not if) she breaks her bail-conditions, they will never send her to prison like they would to a non-celeb. It will be another harsh warning, a compulsory rehab or another hefty fine (and she'll only have to pay a percentage of that).

 

She needs a judge like the one who lost patience with RDJ, but it will never happen.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the norm NOT to put people in jail, celeb or not? From the limited exposure I've had to these situations, they pretty much have to kill someone before they go to jail, or keep popping up in front of a judge for 20 years like RDJ before jail time actually happens...

[princess 1,712]

Would anyone like to start a pool on how long LL will stay away from intoxicants? I'm thinking three says is the max.

I'm sure Vegas has already got a book on this.

 

Persia, I'm with you, except that I think she'll be in medical rehab by day three. The withdrawals from the alcohol are medically more dangerous than from the drugs, although the latter may be more uncomfortable in the long run. And I do think she'll get a pretty harsh sentence, not just a few hours, but more like 60 days.

 

Hate to say it, but I think she'll get a doc to get her the prescriptions so she is technically following the rules.... when her drug testing results come in, she will technically be in compliance.