Onishchenko called upon to fight alcoholism

Onishchenko called upon to fight alcoholism

State Chief Sanitary Doctor Gennady Onishchenko, Russia said on Thursday that Russia must accept the concept of anti-politics. The reason - growth in the consumption of beer as well as vodka. Already, only in a formal accounting are 2.5 million people suffering from alcoholism.

Gennady Onishchenko at a press conference in Nizhny Novgorod again spoke of the need to develop a thoughtful public policy in the production and trafficking of alcohol production, which will protect the population from harmful habits, RIA Novosti.

"Alcohol dire situation in the country: a growing consumption of beer and not decreasing heavy alcohol consumption (vodka), in addition, the country produced a large number of household chemical products containing alcohol, which consume some groups of citizens. We must adapt the concept of alcohol policy "- said Onishchenko.

Onishchenko cited figures according to which Russia currently about 5 million people suffer from alcoholism, and officially registered 2.5 million people faced with a diagnosis of alcoholism "," another 600 to thousands of such a diagnosis is not delivered, but without the dose they already do not can. And, given the anonymous treatment and other things, this could be up to 5 million people, the chief sanitary doctor added.

In doing so, the state alcohol policies should take into account all directions of preventive and educational measures to cure.

"We must do everything in order to remove the younger generation of alcohol, take prohibitions, restrictions and educational measures to reduce the consumption of alcohol, and alcohol should be treated" - he said.

For example, Onishchenko considers it necessary to increase the number of PSAs, not only explaining the dangers of alcohol, but also benefits such as patriotism. In turn, in this case, the state should assume the cost of manufacturing this advertisement. Chief Sanitary Doctor also opposed the lifting of restrictions on broadcast advertising of beer.