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{{Cquote|Russian newspaper Kommersant cited Rosstat's figures from its "Healthcare in Russia-2023" handbook, which was published in December. It showed that in 2022—the year Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began — 54,200 patients were diagnosed with alcohol dependence, of whom 12,900 were diagnosed with alcohol psychosis (a condition accompanied by hallucinations, delusions, mood swings, outbursts of violence or aggression and other symptoms). | {{Cquote|Russian newspaper Kommersant cited Rosstat's figures from its "Healthcare in Russia-2023" handbook, which was published in December. It showed that in 2022—the year Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began — 54,200 patients were diagnosed with alcohol dependence, of whom 12,900 were diagnosed with alcohol psychosis (a condition accompanied by hallucinations, delusions, mood swings, outbursts of violence or aggression and other symptoms). | ||
| − | Levels had been consistently dropping for a decade, between 2010 and 2021, from 153,900 to 53,300 people, but they are now back on the rise as of 2022, the statistics show. | + | Levels had been consistently dropping for a decade, between 2010 and 2021, from 153,900 to 53,300 people, but they are now back on the rise as of 2022, the statistics show.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/alcoholism-russia-soldiers-elite-ukraine-war-drink-vodka-1860735 Alcoholism Surges in Russia Amid Ukraine War], Newsweek, 2024</ref>}} |
== Academic journal articles == | == Academic journal articles == | ||
Revision as of 08:00, April 11, 2024
In 2023, Russia had the second highest alcoholism rate in the world as far as it being a problem with both genders.[3] In addition, in 2023 Russia had the highest alcoholism rate for males.[4] In 2019, it was reported that every year 500,000 people die due to alcohol in Russia.[5]
Alcoholism in Russia has increased for the first time in 10 years
Alcoholism in Russia has increased for the first time in 10 years, Russia’s business news daily Kommersant reported citing data from the state statistics agency Rosstat.[6]
On January, 15, 2024, Newsweek reported:
| “ | Russian newspaper Kommersant cited Rosstat's figures from its "Healthcare in Russia-2023" handbook, which was published in December. It showed that in 2022—the year Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began — 54,200 patients were diagnosed with alcohol dependence, of whom 12,900 were diagnosed with alcohol psychosis (a condition accompanied by hallucinations, delusions, mood swings, outbursts of violence or aggression and other symptoms).
Levels had been consistently dropping for a decade, between 2010 and 2021, from 153,900 to 53,300 people, but they are now back on the rise as of 2022, the statistics show.[7] |
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Academic journal articles
- Soviet and Russian Statistics on Alcohol Consumption and Abuse, PubMed
- Alcohol mortality in Russia: assessment with representative survey data, Population and economics
Alcoholism in Russia and the war in Ukraine
- Putin’s ‘stressed’ administration staff start each day with bottle of vodka: report, NY Post, 2023
- Putin's administration staff 'are starting the day with a bottle of vodka and Security Council's Dmitry Medvedev is often drunk when he writes his apocalyptic threats of nuclear war', Daily Mail, June 2023
Russia soldiers, alcoholism and the war in Ukraine
- Russian troops are battling high and drunk: It’s nothing new, The Hill, July 2023
In 2023, Business Insider reported: "Russia lost the first Crimean War because of widespread alcoholism. Drinking is killing their troops in Ukraine, too, intel shows."[8]
References
- ↑ Alcoholism by country
- ↑ Alcoholism by country
- ↑ Alcoholism by country
- ↑ Alcoholism by country
- ↑ Demographic crisis in Russia
- ↑ Alcoholism Surges in Russia Amid Ukraine War, Newsweek, 2024
- ↑ Alcoholism Surges in Russia Amid Ukraine War, Newsweek, 2024
- ↑ Russia lost the first Crimean War because of widespread alcoholism. Drinking is killing their troops in Ukraine, too, intel shows., Business Insider, 2023