Sobriety is solemn or dignified personal behaviour, in particular moderation or abstinence with regard to (typically) the consumption of alcoholic beverages or other drugs.

In neuro-linguistic programming, sobriety is the state of not acting out in an addiction. Drug addicts often say they are sober when they are willing to stop acting out in personal bottom-line addictive behaviour on a daily basis.

For sobriety of a topological space in mathematics, see Sober space.

Sobriety is one of the Five Precepts of Buddhism.

See also

• Alcoholism (antonym)

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