Fight against alcoholism in Russia

 

With radical restrictions, the Kremlin wants to combat alcoholism in Russia.

From 2012, all public facilities to an absolute ban Alcohol apply from 2013 in addition to vodka and wine shops may sell well at night, no more beer. Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev had signed a law, media reported on Thursday in Moscow.

Kremlin is now also targeting beer

The head of state had the Alcoholism Where every year hundreds of thousands of the dog in Russia, was declared. However, similar experiments were in Soviet times - by about President Gorbachev - failed.

The Ministry of Health in Moscow welcomed the new law. Beer is for the young "gateway drug" for more severe alcohol , Said a spokesman. In contrast to criticize the Russian brewer restrictions as too harsh. Applies to the ban at least five percent alcohol beer - According to the media, 80 percent of berry production constitutes the vast empire. The classic vodka Russia experienced a home for years berry boom with double-digit growth rates.

Fear of use of anti-freeze as a substitute

Doctors warn against exaggerated expectations of the new law. They fear that Alcoholic prohibitions on sales to intoxicated again increased with anti-freeze or other substitutes. According to the Ministry of Health in the greatest country in the world every year on average of 15.2 liters per capita pure alcohol drunk. In Germany there are about th liters.

Medvedev had already zero BAC limit for motoristsAlcoholism(APA) introduced. However, the measures are in force in Russia because of the strong alcohol lobby rather difficult to enforce. The State Duma has recently lifted a ban on alcohol in 2006 to parliament again. After five years of abstinence MPs there may again pick up the glass. 

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