Alcoholism linked to Russian mortality crisis

In CategoryAlcohol, Death and Dying
ByRuss Bianchi

(Medical Xpress) — With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians were faced with more than the demise of a political system. Working-age men began dying in droves, and the country saw a 40 percent surge in deaths between 1990 and 1994.

Alcoholism linked to Russian mortality crisis

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