Restrictions on the sale of alcohol introduced in Russia have led to a halving of its consumption. As Interfax reports, the director of the National Scientific Center for Narcology, a branch of the National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology named after. V.P. Serbian Ministry of Health of Russia Tatyana Klimenko.
“For the last 15 years, restrictions on the sale of alcohol based on age, time and place of sale have been introduced in the country. And these measures, together with a systemic information policy to develop the population’s skills and commitment to a healthy lifestyle and social success, led to a halving of per capita alcohol consumption, a decrease in drug-related morbidity and mortality associated with alcohol consumption,” Klimenko said.
According to her, many years of foreign and national experience in implementing anti-alcohol policy have proven that measures to limit the availability of alcohol always lead to a decrease in its consumption.
At the same time, Klimenko noted that buyers often drink alcohol near the place of purchase and thereby set a negative example for children on the playground; violate the safety of these children; violate the conditions of a safe living environment for all residents of the house; violate sanitary rules for staying in public places. In addition, she said, having a liquor store in the house creates conditions for “accidental and unplanned alcohol purchases.”
Source: Rosbalt
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