Health Official Issues Alcohol Poisoning Alert
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From Times Wire Reports
A top Russian public health official said 27,000 people in the nation have died this year as a result of alcohol poisoning.
“That’s a whole village full of people, mostly men,” said Gennady Onishchenko, first deputy health minister.
Onishchenko has warned repeatedly that excessive drinking is on the rise in Russia, and the problem is exacerbated by the poor quality of much of the alcohol. Home-distilled vodka and other spirits remain popular and may contain harmful impurities.
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