Nicole Richie Enrolls In Anti-Drinking Program

Nicole Richie, who is six months pregnant,has enrolled in a lengthy anti-drinking education program.

Papers filed with the Superior Court of California show that on Sept. 26 Richie signed up for a 18-month anti-drinking driver course, known as the SB 38 Alcohol Program.

SB 38 is for people who have been convicted of DUI on more than one occasion within a 7-year period, the Santa Barbara Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse states on its Web site.

The program consists of 52 hours of group counseling, bi-weekly face-to-face interviews and 12 hours of alcohol education, according to the council. Participants are also encouraged to attend 12-step meetings.

Last year, Richie, 26, was arrested in the early hours of Dec. 11 after CHP officers were alerted to a black Mercedes SUV driving the wrong way down Southern California’s Highway 134.

This July 27, Richie was sentenced to four days in jail, fined $2,048 – and forced to sign up for the driving rehab course because she was previously convicted of DUI in June 2003.

On Aug. 24, Richie served a scant 82 minutes in jail.

Last month, Richie also told Diane Sawyer during a lengthy interview that she has cleaned up her act. “No alcohol … No marijuana … No pills … Nothing … No smoking around me,” she said.

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