The story behind that anklet

USA TODAY, July, 2007 by Cindy Clark

After Lindsay Lohan left rehab, much was made of the fact that she was wearing an alcohol-monitoring anklet to assist her in maintaining sobriety.

At the time, Lohan's publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, said in a statement: "In part she is wearing the bracelet so there are no questions about her sobriety if she chooses to go dancing or dining in a place where alcohol is served."

The anklet Lohan was wearing -- the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor, or SCRAM -- continuously tests a person's alcohol level through the skin, and the results are sent to relevant parties.

Lohan's attorney ...