I am ashamed to admit this, but today Russia is one of the most drinking states in the world. “Alcoholic beverages have become an integral part of Russian life,” media say and statistics stubbornly claim that 75,000 people die from alcohol every year in Russia. In addition, 1/3 of mental illnesses are associated with alcoholism, about 100% of those convicted of criminal acts committed drunken acts, and alcohol intoxication shortens life by 17 years. Our country is the leader in terms of the number of alcoholics among underage children and women.
But this year, two important initiatives have been taken aimed at reducing alcohol abuse in society: a ban on the night sale of strong alcohol and a complete ban on the alcohol content in the blood of drivers. The Women's Opinion portal decided to find out what effect the adopted laws had on the level of alcohol consumption in Russia.
During the survey, 19% of respondents admitted that after the measures taken in their families, alcohol began to be consumed less. The ban on night sales and the inadmissibility of the alcohol content in the blood of drivers had approximately the same effect here. People began to show more responsibility and self-restraint before traveling by car. And not having time to buy alcohol in the evening before the ban on its sale - they are simply forced to refuse to drink it on this day.
Nevertheless, 42% of Russian residents drink alcohol as much as before the introduction of anti-alcohol measures. Moreover, this category of people has not heard of any measures at all, and even consider alcohol to be useful in reasonable quantities. And this indicates the insufficiency of measures already taken.
Fortunately, there were people who claimed that their families did not drink alcohol at all. And there are as many as 35.4% of them. "Our family is not in the habit of drinking alcohol. Of course, I can drink a glass of champagne for the New Year, but nothing more. Firstly, it is unhealthy and can cause addiction, and secondly - it adds extra unwanted pounds." say survey participants.
Unfortunately, in contrast to the above results, there were 3.6% of respondents who, after the restrictions on alcohol were introduced, began to drink alcohol more often than before. Alas, they cannot explain what this is connected with. Although they say that they drink almost every day, they do not consider themselves alcoholics.
There is evidence that since the 90s, annual alcohol consumption per capita in Russia has almost tripled and drunkenness in Russia is seen as a large-scale social problem that threatens the country's security. But, fortunately, a sociological survey shows that restrictive measures can reverse this dangerous trend and therefore expect further decisive action by the authorities to combat the country's alcoholization.
The survey involved 3360 women from 117 cities of Russia in the age category from 20 to 45 years.
