Alcohol poisoning in Russia and the countries in the European part of the former Soviet Union, 1970 2002

Stickley, Andrew; Leinsalu, Mall; Andreev, Evgueni M.; Разводовский, Ю. Е.; Vågerö, Denny; McKee, Martin

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“…These results are consistent with the findings that relationship between alcohol and suicide was stronger for consumption of distilled spirits relative to total level of alcohol consumption) [9]. In a more recent time series analysis Stickley and coauthors concluded that binge drinking had a significant association with the occurrence of suicide in Russia and the magnitude of the relation is the same across the course of the later-tsarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods [13,14]. Collectively this evidence provides additional support for the hypothesis that unfavorable mixture of higher overall level of alcohol consumption and binge drinking pattern is a major risk factor for suicide mortality in Russia.…”

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The Effects of Alcohol on Suicide Rate in Russia

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The Effects of Alcohol on Suicide Rate in Russia

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“…Our data suggest that binge drinking is more frequent among alcohol dependent men than among alcohol dependent women: 97.0% of men and 58.2% of women reported to drink an equivalent of 150 ml of vodka or more at one occasion. It should be emphasis that the harmful drinking pattern was identified as one of the major contributing factor to high alcohol-related mortality in the former Soviet republics [4,5,9].…”

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“…There is a common belief that alcohol is a crucial factor in the mortality crisis in the former Soviet Republics [1][2][3][4][5]. In Belarus, for example, it has been estimated that alcohol may be responsible for 28.4% of all male deaths and for 16.4% of female deaths [6,7].…”

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“…In Belarus, for example, it has been estimated that alcohol may be responsible for 28.4% of all male deaths and for 16.4% of female deaths [6,7]. The high level of alcohol-related problems in the region is caused by a combination of the high overall level of alcohol consumption, prevalence of unrecorded alcohol and harmful drinking patterns [2,4,5,8,9]. In Belarus, especially in small town and in rural regions, it is typical to consume unrecorded beverages [7,[10][11][12].…”

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Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption among Alcohol Dependent Patients

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J Addict Med Ther Sci

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Introduction: Experts estimate that unrecorded alcohol makes up a significant share (about 25%) of all alcohol consumed in the former Soviet Republic Belarus. However, our knowledge with respect to the prevalence of the consumption of unrecorded alcohol in this country, as well as the patterns and motives of it consumption remains fragmented.Objectives: This study was design to explore the prevalence, drinking pattern, types, reasons and correlates of the consumption of unrecorded alcohol among alcohol dependent patients. Methods:The study was conducted in the Belarusian city Grodno in 2013 with 326 alcohol dependent patients (223 men and 103 women) admitted to narcological clinic using structured interviews. Results:The results suggest that 52.9% of men and 30.3% of women regularly consume samogon (moonshine), while 11.8% of men and 10.8% of women use surrogates, the most popular among which are medications with a high percentage of ethanol and industrial spirits. The belief that, according to quality criteria, samogon exceeds licensed vodka is the main motive for its consumption. Conclusions:The results from present study confirm that the consumption of unrecorded alcohol is common among alcohol dependent patients even though its use may have been underreported. These findings emphasize the urgency of implementing comprehensive alcohol policy, which need to address overall consumption, harmful drinking pattern and taking into account the consumption of alcohol from illicit sources.alcohol surrogates [12]. However, our knowledge with respect to the prevalence of the consumption of unrecorded alcohol in Belarus, as well as the patterns and motives of it consumption remains fragmented. The aim of this study was to some extent to fill this gap by studying the prevalence, types of unrecorded alcohol consumed, patterns of consumption and reasons behind unrecorded alcohol consumption among alcohol dependent population in Belarus. Materials and MethodsThe study was conducted in the Belarusian city Grodno in 2013 with 326 alcohol dependent patients (223 men and 103 women) admitted to narcological clinic using structured interviews. Data was collected by trained interviewers through structural face-toface interviews in the respondents' wards and lasted approximately 30 minutes. The questionnaire covered a range of characteristics including socioeconomic and demographic variables, drinking frequency of all beverages types including unrecorded alcohol, the amount of each beverage type drunk on a usual occasion defined in quantity units commonly used (bottles of beer, grams of wine and vodka), information about health problems arising from the consumption of alcohol with emphasis on unrecorded alcohol (hangover, poisoning), the motives that guided responders in their choice of alcoholic beverages, the sources of unrecorded alcohol, the opinion of responders regarding the quality of licensed alcohol and unrecorded alcohol. For non-beverage alcohol (surrogate) only frequency of consumption was asked since there are no

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“…Russia ranks among the world's heaviest drinking countries with an annual official consumption rate about 10 litres of pure alcohol per capita, while independent estimates show a figure as high as 17 litres [22,23]. The distinctive trait of Russian drinking culture is a high overall level of alcohol consumption and the heavy episodic (binge) drinking pattern of strong spirits (vodka), leading to an increase in deaths from alcohol poisoning and cardiovascular diseases [24][25][26]. In line with these pieces of evidence, we assume that occasional heavy drinking of vodka in Russia should result in a positive association between vodka sale and liver cirrhosis mortality at the aggregate level.…”

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The Effects of Beverage Specific Alcohol Sale on Liver Cirrhosis Mortality in Russia

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2015

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Background: Liver cirrhosis is a major cause of deaths in many developed countries. There is evidence that beverage preference may have modifying influence on liver cirrhosis risk independently of the amount of alcohol consumed.The aim of this study was to examine the relation between the consumption of different beverage types and liver cirrhosis mortality rates in Russia.Method: Time-series analytical modeling techniques were used to examine the relation between the sale of different alcoholic beverages (vodka, wine, beer) and age-standardized male and female liver cirrhosis mortality data for the period 1970-2005. Results:Total alcohol sale is a statistically significant associated with both male and female liver cirrhosis mortality rates, implying that a 1-litre increase in per capita alcohol sale is associated with an increase in male mortality of 17.2% and female mortality of 5.3%. The analysis also suggests that of the three beverages (vodka, beer and wine) vodka alone was associated with liver cirrhosis mortality in Russia. The estimated effects of vodka sales on the liver cirrhosis mortality rate are clearly statistically significant for both sexes: a 1 liter increase in vodka sale would result in a 37.6% increase in the male liver cirrhosis mortality rate and in 9.3% increase in female mortality rate. Conclusions:The findings from present study support the substantial literature which demonstrates a close link between alcohol consumption and liver cirrhosis mortality at aggregate level, and most important, suggests that this relationship is mediated by beverage preference.

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Alcohol poisoning in Russia and the countries in the European part of the former Soviet Union, 1970 2002

Abstract: Acute alcohol poisoning has now reached unprecedented rates in parts of the ex-USSR with worrying trends among men as well as among women. Effective action by the governments concerned is now essential.

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The Effects of Alcohol on Suicide Rate in Russia

Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption among Alcohol Dependent Patients

The Effects of Beverage Specific Alcohol Sale on Liver Cirrhosis Mortality in Russia

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