Lilo's New Ankle Bracelet: No, You Can't Get One

Alcohol monitoring could come in handy for, say, parents of teenagers
By Emily Rauhala,  Newser Staff
Posted May 25, 2010 7:22 AM CDT
Lilo's New Ankle Bracelet: No, You Can't Get One
Actress Lindsay Lohan, center, smiles as she leaves Beverly Hills courthouse in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, May 24, 2010.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

If an alcohol-monitoring bracelet can keep celebs like Lindsay Lohan from drinking—which, of course, remains to be seen—other sobriety seekers might wonder, can I get one? Can a parent procure one to keep a teenager on the straight-and-narrow? Sadly, no. For now the device—which uses the same technology as a breathalyzer, but tests sweat, not spit—is only sold to courts, probation officers and others who want to make sure drunk drivers don't get behind the wheel, notes the AP. More on Lilo's legal woes here.

Worried that the ugly grey box is going to cramp our party girl's fashion sense, along with her imbibing? Click here to see Gawker's suggestions for what to wear with the new accessory.
(More Lindsay Lohan stories.)

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