Alcohol - the worst enemy of the modern world society.Annually in the world due to the use of alcohol kills more than 2.5 million people, more are injured due to accidents committed by drunk.Every year the number of crimes committed while intoxicated.Special danger alcohol poses to young body, and it is precisely because of it every year in the life of out of about 300 thousand. Young people.In this regard, many governments are tightening measures for the dissemination of alcohol.The world community is beginning to understand that the fight against the "epidemic" should be together.
Contrary to popular belief, most drinking country in the world - not Russia.According to the latest data published by the World Health Organization in 2011, most drinking country in Europe and the world turned out to Moldova, alcohol consumption per capita here is 18.22 liters, which is almost three times higher than the world average - 6.1 liters.The second "honor" took the Czech Republic (16.45 liters), the third - Hungary (16.25 liters)."The most drinking country in the world" - Russia - this time ranked fourth: 15.76 liters per person.
Interestingly, many of the developed European countries are not far behind.Thus, in the top twenty rankings include Portugal, Ireland, France, Great Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Why were obtained such unexpected results?After all, the standard of living in these countries is relatively high, many of them set high prices on alcoholic beverages, and it is possible to buy not all stores.In addition, the state allocates considerable resources to the development of effective treatments for alcoholism, as well as informing the public about the consequences of abuse.As doctors say, this phenomenon can be explained by national traditions: for example, France decided to drink a glass of red wine during meals, and Ireland has long been famous for its pubs.
As for our country, then, as the statistics, alcohol consumption decreases from year to year.In Russia, not always drank a lot, even in the Soviet Union for some time acted "prohibition".The sharp jump in the population of alcohol abuse has occurred in a period of political and social upheaval: the collapse of the Soviet Union, unemployment, the collapse of many companies, the default of 1998.It was in those periods and the myth from Western citizens that Russia - the most drinking country in the world.
Today, a policy of fierce struggle with alcohol: banned its sale after 22.00, planned gradual increase in the price of spirits, developed a technique to combat alcohol dependence, increases the level of knowledge of the population about measures of reasonable consumption.Ironically, recent studies show that many Russians have the wrong idea about the culture of drinking.In addition, more than half of the respondents believe the medical treatment of this dependence ineffective.No doubt with such a situation must be fought to dispel the myth that we - most drinking country in the world.
